A Polish shop in Dublin. The Polish minority in the Republic of Ireland numbered approximately 122,585 (2.7% of the population) according to 2011 census figures, making it the largest minority in the country.
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Protein digestion occurs mainly in the stomach and also in the small intestine. When protein food is eaten and enters the stomach, the hydrochloric acid in the stomach denatures the protein. This means it starts to break the protein down into short chains of amino acids joined together (peptide chains).