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An emulifier is a substance that allows the easy blending of liquid substances that normally don't mix, or mix easily. Oils, for example, and fats don't mix well in the acidic, water-based, digestive juices produced in the stomach.
Bile, produced in the liver, stored in the gall bladder and released through the bile duct into the duodenum as fatty foods pass through, is an important emulsifier for fats and oils in the digestive system. It has properties very much like liquid dish detergent soap, and breaks down fats 'clumps' into much smaller molecules which are then broken down further, or absorbed through the intestinal villi.
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Where does fat digestion begins?
Fat digestion begins in the start of the small intestine, where emulsification by bile breaks it up physically and lipase acts on it to speed its conversion to fatty acids and glycerol.
What happens in digestion?
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
Is poop fat free?
No, actually. Depending on how efficient your digestion is, at least some of that fat which you consume will be excreted. The proportion of the fat excreted depends upon your digestion efficiency.
What is thePurpose of the litmus solution in the fat digestion experiment?
I tells you if the fat has been digested or not. It starts purple and when digestion occurs it turns pink.
What is the chemical responsible for half of protein digestion and all of fat digestion?
pancreatic juice
How is lipase activity measured in the fat digestion experiment Why is that the chosen marker for digestion?
no idea
What happens in chemical digestion?
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
How does the digestion of fat in a strip of ham different from the digestion of starch in a piece of toast?
The digestion of fat will begin in the small intestine, whereas the digestion of starch which begin in the mouth (the mouth contains the enzyme amylase, which helps break down starch)
What organ does fat digestion begin in?
Mouth?
What is fat digestion accomplished by?
pancreatic lipase
What is the effect of an emulsifier on the digestion of liquids?
During emulsification process the surface area of fat increases million times. This allows to have contact of fat and fat spitting enzyme very well. Thus it helps in digestion of the fat.
What is the end product of fat digestion?
The end products of fat digestion are fatty acids and glycerol.
