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Drinking hot beverages - What is the typical temperature when fluids enter our stomach?

Asked by mattbrowne (31732points) June 15th, 2013

When we take a sip, just barely not burning our tongue, what is the maximum temperature we can tolerate and how fast does it cool down while passing through the esophagus and entering the stomach?

The reason I’m asking this: The other day I watched a documentary and it was about eating a vitamin C rich meal and combining it with drinking hot tea or coffee. Vitamin C is the most easily destroyed vitamin. It gets destroyed by heat above 70 degrees Celsius.

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