the small intestine is a part of the digestive system & the digestive system digests food for the body ->  digestion of food occurs in the small intestine  digestion of food occurs in the small intestine & some foods contain proteins ->  digestion of proteins occurs in the small intestine  digestion of proteins occurs in the small intestine & a protein is a kind of nutrient ->  digestion of nutrients occurs in the small intestine  digestion is when an organism takes in nutrients from food into itself by eating & to take something in can mean to absorb something ->  digestion is when an organism absorbs nutrients from food into itself  digestion of nutrients occurs in the small intestine & digestion is when an organism absorbs nutrients from food into itself -> nutrients are absorbed from food in the small intestine