Science, asked by yashsawant3208, 10 months ago

what is the action of saliva on food

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Answered by uttkarshrai313

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saliva is a juice which dissolve in the food and make it digest which digest by stomach

Answered by zacknight47

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The digestive functions of salivainclude moistening food, and helping to create a food bolus, so it can be swallowed easily. Saliva contains the enzyme amylase that breaks some starches down into maltose and dextrin. Thus, digestion of food occurs within the mouth, even before foodreaches the stomach.

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