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Saliva primarily begins the digestion of carbohydrates through the enzyme amylase, which breaks down starches into simpler sugars. It also contains lipase, which starts the breakdown of fats, although this process is minimal in the mouth. Additionally, saliva helps to dissolve food, making it easier to taste and swallow, and it contains antimicrobial compounds that aid in oral health. However, the primary focus of saliva is on carbohydrate digestion.
What else can I help you with?
Does the stomach produce saliva?
Only the mouth produces saliva. The stomach organ produces gastric juices to break down foods. Saliva breaks down starch , when food reaches the stomach ,starch will be mostly broken down , thus the need of a new substance to break other nutrients is needed , eg: pepsin.
What nutrient is absorbed into your saliva?
Your saliva does not absorb nutrients. Your saliva breaks down starch into glucose.
What is digestgion?
The chemical break down of food in your body to extract nutrients key to survival. Saliva, stomach and intestines do most of the digesting
Why do you need to mix food with saliva?
Mixing food with saliva helps to break down carbohydrates in the food into simpler sugars, which can then be detected by taste buds. Saliva also contains enzymes that aid in digestion, making it easier for the body to absorb nutrients from the food we eat.
How does your saliva break down food?
it has special enzymes that break down food suckas
Why you makes saliva?
To break down carbohydrates
What does saliva do to an apple?
Enzymes in saliva will start to break down the apple such as amylase which will break carhohydates into simple sugars
How does nutrients get from mouth down esophagus?
You break it down by chewing it and while you're doing that, your saliva will help dampen the food. Once it is small enough, you swallow it and it travels down through your esophagus. Your nutrients are absorbed while it travels, not while it is in the esophagus.
What helps saliva break down food?
Teeth
What are the three protective mechanisms of saliva?
*saliva do. it helps break down your food while you chew
Body fluid present in the mouth?
Slavia? Sip? Am I correct? Yes, I am :D
What best describes the function of the digestive system?
To break down food into nutrients.
