what is the role of saliva in the digestion of food
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Digestion. The digestive functions of saliva include moistening food and helping to create a food bolus. ... Saliva contains the enzyme amylase, also called ptyalin, which is capable of breaking down starch into simpler sugars such as maltose and dextrin that can be further broken down in the small intestine.
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it helps in absorbing the main nutrients in food by releasing an enzyme called salivary amylase from the salivary gland and then it passes through a long tube like structure called oesophagus in a semi-solid form called bolus.
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- Saliva contains enzymes , salivary amylase and is released in our mouth.
- It breaks down starch into sugar.
( complex carbohydrates into simpler one )
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