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What secretes a liquid to help soften food as you chew?

Saliva.


What liquid helps soften food as you chew it?

Saliva in the mouth helps to soften food as you chew it. Saliva helps begin the breakdown of foods.


What is secrete a liquid to help soften food as you chew it?

Saliva.


What happen to food that you chew?

Happen to the food is melted the food and it soft that soften the food answer 1.melted 2.soften 3.chew and chew the food become small.


Does boiling water soften food?

Yes, boiling water can soften food by breaking down its fibers and making it easier to chew and digest.


What makes dried food wet so that you can swallow it?

Some dried foods require soaking or cooking in liquid to hydrate. Others, such as meat jerky, soften from the saliva in your mouth as you chew.


What are easy digestion tips?

Chew your food, Chew it to the extent that it is liquid. This will help in digesting the food rapidly.


Does saliva soften food?

Saliva breaks down your food as you chew, softening it and making it smaller. It also lubricates the esophagus.


Do fish chew their food?

Fish do not chew their food in the way most animals do. For example, sharks tear off pieces of their prey and then swallow those pieces whole. Most fish do not have stomachs but they do have intestines and pancreas which secretes chemicals to help them digest their food.


What helps food soften and start digestion?

Amylase in saliva starts the first process for digestion.When we chew our food,amylase acts over our food and turns it into a BOLUS stage.This is the first process for digestion..


What adaptation does a hawk use to chew food?

A hawk has a beak and therefore can not chew food, to chew food you need teeth to chew with.


Can you choke?

Yes, because you have two pipes going down you throat, one is called an air pipe and the second a food and liquid pipe. Sometimes the food or liquid you chew or drink can go down the air pipe and its a bit hard to get it out. Or you simply don't chew you food enough and it gets lodged half way down your throat.