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Chyle
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<p>Chyle is a milky <a href="/facts/Bodily_fluid/RkAXIBVN">bodily fluid</a> consisting of <a href="/facts/Lymph/SL1xvRhq">lymph</a> and emulsified <a href="/facts/Fat/87HcP11s">fats</a>, or free <a href="/facts/Fatty_acid/JGg3erIu">fatty acids</a> (FFAs). It is formed in the <a href="/facts/Small_intestine/1AQ8RJ4m">small intestine</a> during digestion of fatty foods, and taken up by <a href="/facts/Lymph_vessel/jND0hlDu">lymph vessels</a> specifically known as <a href="/facts/Lacteals/Be2tnRhR">lacteals</a>. The lipids in the chyle are <a href="/facts/Colloid/9EVucqND">colloidally</a> suspended in <a href="/facts/Chylomicron/YPkGLpI6">chylomicrons</a>. </p>