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Yes, it does. In fact, saliva is used to begin the digestion process in foods like carbohydrates.
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How do you make slime using borax?
mix water with borax, and then a touch of saliva
Is saliva a acidic basic or neutral?
saliva is an acidic because it helps break down food before you swallow it
Does the consumption of food involve chemical or physical change?
Chewing the food is a physical change, but once the food mixes with saliva it becomes a chemical change. Digesting it is definitely a chemical change, because the stomache acids mix with the food and viola a chemical change.
What is the color of saliva after meal on pH paper?
The color of saliva after eating will depend on the acidity or basity of the food that has just been eaten. However, about 2 hours after the meal, the food will have been properly processed and digested and saliva will again return to its neutral state. This neutral state of saliva turns blue on pH paper.
Is there any acidic in your sliva?
yes there is acid in your saliva.... that's how you break up your food other than your teeth... :)
What is saliva a mix of?
Chewed food mixed with saliva is called Bolus.
What organ helps mix food with saliva?
stomach
Why it is important to chew food and mix it with saliva?
to make it into a bolus
Why does saliva added to your food?
Saliva is needed for the initial step in the digestion process and the swallowing of food.
What is digesion?
Mechanical digestion is the act of chewing and using your tongue to mix the food with saliva.
WHICH IS THE FIRST ENZYME TO MIX WITH FOOD IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?
Amylase is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive system. It is present in the saliva and help in the digestion of starch.
Why do you have a tongue?
You have a tongue to help mix your food with saliva and help push the moist food to the back of the throat to swallow.
What is mechanical digesion?
Mechanical digestion is the act of chewing and using your tongue to mix the food with saliva.
The structures that break up food into small parts and mix it with saliva for easier swallowing?
teeth
What substance must mix with food to give it flavor?
Salt has no flavor of its own and mixing it with any food will enhance the flavor of that food.
Why do you need to mix food with saliva?
Mixing food with saliva helps to break down carbohydrates in the food into simpler sugars, which can then be detected by taste buds. Saliva also contains enzymes that aid in digestion, making it easier for the body to absorb nutrients from the food we eat.
Are teeth part of the digestion system?
Yes, they are the 'front door' to the system, mashing and grinding the food as they help the tongue and mouth mix saliva with the food.
