The potato pieces are still there,
馬鈴薯碎片仍然存在
essentially, just sitting in the digestive juices.
本質上來說 只是被浸在消化液中
It would then pass into our colon
接下來它會經過我們的結腸
and would, effectively, sit in the colon
然后留在結腸里
and would just not be digested and would give us serious tummy ache.
不被消化 會造成嚴重的腹痛
Then he sees whether the mechanical gut fares any better
接下來他要研究機械內臟能否更好地處理
with the cooked potato.
烹煮過的馬鈴薯
With the raw potato,
當實驗對象是生馬鈴薯時
we saw the pieces were coming out almost as they went in.
我們看到馬鈴薯碎片從始至終幾乎沒有變化
With the cooked potato because we've got a less rigid structure,
應對熟馬鈴薯時 因為它的結構已不再堅固
we can start to digest it and release all the nutrients out.
于是我們開始消化它 使之釋放出全部營養
This time, the gut has indeed reduced the cooked potato to a pulp.
這一次 模擬內臟確實使熟馬鈴薯成為了漿液
But to discover what advantages cooking might have for the body,
為了研究烹煮對身體的益處
Martin wants to test
馬丁要測定
how much energy the digestive system has released from the potatoes.
消化系統從馬鈴薯里獲得的能量總量
He adds a reagent to the raw potato marked with an R
他向生馬鈴薯中加入一種試劑 標記為R
and to the cooked potato, marked with a C.
也向熟馬鈴薯中加入這種試劑 標記為C