Question

saliva is mixed with food in the mouth

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Answer 1

Saliva is mixed with food before swallowing due to the following reasons:

• Saliva prevents us from chocking. It converts food into bolus which can be swallowed easily.

• Saliva contains digestive enzymes like amylase which partially digest the food in the mouth itself.

• Saliva is essential for taste. Individual salts or sugar molecules are released on when food is mixed with saliva

• Saliva can also kill some bacteria.

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