Does food reach the small intestine before it reaches stomach?

No, food does not reach the small intestine before it reaches the stomach. The stomach is the first major organ that food enters after being swallowed. It acts as a temporary storage site and begins the process of digestion. Food remains in the stomach for several hours, where it is churned and mixed with gastric juices to break it down into a semi-liquid substance called chyme. Once the chyme is sufficiently broken down, it moves through the pyloric valve and into the small intestine, where further digestion and absorption of nutrients occur.