what is role of saliva in digestion of food
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saliva contains a digestive enzyme called salivary amylase, which breaks down starch into sugar. It also moistens the food for easy swallowing.
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Saliva contains an enzyme caled Amylase which breaks down the big molecules of starch present in food to produce malt sugar or maltose
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