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Human saliva is composed of 98% water, while the other 2% consists of other compounds such as electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds, and various enzymes. As part of the initial process of food digestion, the enzymes in the saliva break down some of the starch and fat in the food at the molecular level. Saliva also breaks down food caught in the teeth, protecting them from bacteria that cause decay.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoActually, saliva is 98 percent water and 2 percent other substances. One of the substances that make up the 2% are enzymes, which do break down some of the fat and starch in foods at a molecular level. ( that means there are still the atoms!!!) Also, saliva breaks down food stuck in teeth to prevent tooth decay.
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∙ 12y agoIn your mouth, saliva from your salivary glands chemically breaks down carbohydrates and lipids. Your stomach chemically breaks down food with hydrochloric acid and makes the food soupy. Enzymes and other substances continue the break down of food in the small intestine. So, food is chemically broken down in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine.
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∙ 14y agoIt digests starch into sugar with the help of enzyme called salivary amylase.
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∙ 12y agoThe chemical digestion of carbohydrates and lipids begin in mouth. Saliva in the mouth contains enzymes that break down carbohydrates and lipids.
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∙ 7y agoAmilaze.
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What moistens food and begins to break down starch foods?
saliva moistens your food and it begins to break down starchy foods.
What moistens the food in your mouth and begins to break it down?
your saliva
The digestion process starts in the?
Mouth. Mastication and saliva begins the food break down process
What is the various process of food propulsion?
Food enters mouth, as it is chewed, enzymes in the saliva begins to break it down. It is swallowed
How does your saliva break down food?
it has special enzymes that break down food suckas
Where does the first step of digestion ocuur?
In the mouth. Your teeth chew food, breaking down fibres, and your saliva also begins chemical break down.
How do you begin to digest food?
The digestive tract begins in your mouth where yo chew, rip, and crunch your food. Then your saliva starts to break down the sugar molecules and then your food goes down your oesophagus.
What happens to the food you eat in the mouth?
In the mouth, where digestion begins, food is reduced to smaller pieces by the teeth, increasing its surface area. The saliva begins the chemical break-down of the food and lubricates it for easier swallowing.
Which food does saliva break down?
Saliva breaks down all food ( I think), it makes the food moist so its easier to swallow. There is no specific food that it will break down and the rest it won't. Look on BBC Bitesize as well.. it helps
What helps saliva break down food?
Teeth
What mechanisms break down food?
first it's the teeth and saliva. after you swallow the food it is the stomach acids that break down the food.
What happens to food before it enters your stomach?
Once food enters your mouth, saliva begins to break it down. When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus to your stomach. The act of swallowing is also called deglutition.
