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the enzyme helps to break down food, the enzyme is in the saliva. It can break down a big food molecules and divide it into a simpler food molecules so that it can be digested. . Enzymes are complex proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reactions. Our body is able to carry out digestion by producing complex proteins called enzymes. But some food cannot be digested or it may cause harm to our body. The enzyme has different sub groups: amylase, maltase, protease and lipase, each performing different tasks.The food product can be digested by the 4 of these. The only food product that only can be digested are starch(from vegetables and fruits), maltose(sugars group), proteins(from any beef from animals and sometimes vegetables or beans) ,fats(from dairy product like milk) also other nutrients like iron, vitamin.Carbohydrate contains fats, vitamins, proteins and other nutrients but the carbohydrate is passed out from the body when the nutrients has already been used for our body to do something or give energy.

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