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Acid breaks down food were?

Acid breaks down the food in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme that breaks down the proteins from the food, in the stomach. Highly acidic pH helps to break down the food.


What breaks down food?

the stomach


What breaks down protein in stomach?

enzymes


What do the stomach do in the body?

mashes up food and breaks it down with stomach acid


What does gastric protease do?

breaks down proteins in the stomach


What contains chemicals that breaks down food?

The stomach...


Which organ contains acids that breaks food Into smaller pieces?

The stomach. the enzymes


What functions does the stomach do?

The stomach breaks down food and mixes it with acidic juices to produce chyme which is the name for the food that is broken down and mushed together to make it go down easier. so basically the stomach helps you digest your food.


What in the small intestine and stomach break down food into chemicals?

The bile in the stomach,which has a acidic base,by this process it breaks down the food in your stomach


What breaks down food in your stomach?

The stomach breaks down food with gastric acid, also known as stomach acid. Gastric acid contains hydrochloric acid. In addition, the stomach performs some mechanical breakdown of food.. Food enters the stomach where it is further broken apart and thoroughly mixed with gastric acid, pepsin and other digestive enzymes to break down proteins.


What are the special functions the stomach performs?

it breaks down food


What happens in your stomach with acid?

the acid breaks down your food