Food begins to break down as soon as it enters your mouth.
The process of chemical digestion starts is your mouth! When you start chewing, your saliva helps break down the food as it goes down the esophagus.
break food down
In the mouth.
yes paper breaks down faster than plastic
your saliva
The smaller the particles, the faster they break down. So, newpaper pulp would break down much faster than a whole sheet of newspaper.
obese
first in mouth then i the stomach
The saliva helps make the cracker moist and is easier to break down.
The salivary glands in the mouth which break down starches.
The difference is the water helps break down the starch particles in your mouth, but not on the outside.