Which reason best explains why ethanol does not require digestion before absorption?

Ethanol binds to bile salts in the intestines which directly shuttle it through enterocytes into lymph without prior hydrolysis, a process used by most macronutrients as well.

Ethanol is packaged into chylomicrons in enterocytes then released into the portal vein, which mirrors carbohydrate absorption and explains rapid uptake.

Ethanol must first be emulsified by gastric acid into micelles similar to dietary fats, which is why it is absorbed only in the presence of fat.

Ethanol is a small, water-soluble molecule that can cross cell membranes by passive diffusion without enzymatic breakdown, unlike macronutrients that are polymers requiring enzymatic digestion.