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OpenStudy (anonymous):

which would allow vitamins to enter you bloodstream faster? Swallowing a pill or eating a chewable vitamin

OpenStudy (aaronq):

Assuming they have the same chemical composition and thus are absorbed by the body at the same rate, chewing the vitamin will be faster; this is because the ground material has a larger surface area, which increases it's availability and consequently, the rate of absorption. If you swallow the pill, you are limited to the rate of dissolution of the pill.

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