Question: When you eat a serving of black beans, your body breaks down the beans into smaller subunits. How do you think a human body uses the nucleotides and amino acids that are found in black beans?

Michael Kimwele answered on 21 Jul 2025:

When you eat a serving of black beans, your body breaks them down through the process of digestion, which starts in the mouth and continues through the stomach and intestines. Enzymes and acids break the beans into smaller subunits such as amino acids (from proteins), simple sugars (from carbohydrates), and fatty acids (from fats). These smaller molecules are then absorbed through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream, where they are transported to cells throughout the body to be used for energy, growth, repair, and other essential functions. This process allows the human body to extract nutrients and convert food into usable fuel and building blocks for health and survival.