Eating fruit before or after a meal reduces its nutrient value

The best method to ensure that your body absorbs all of the nutrients from fruits is to eat them on an empty stomach. This claim suggests that eating fruits with a meal reduces their nutritional value.

Fact: The ability of the human digestive system to absorb nutrients from food is quite good. When you eat, your stomach only releases a small amount of food at a time to give your intestines the best chance to absorb all the nutrients. Your small intestine is around 6 meters long, which offers it enough length and time to absorb nutrients during digestion. This means that whether you eat fruit with a meal or on an empty stomach, your digestive system is capable of digesting and absorbing the nutrients from fruit, and your digestive system will have no trouble absorbing the nutrients the fruits you eat.