what is the role of saliva in the process of digestion?
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Saliva initiates the process of digestion in the mouth. The food substance which gets mixed with the food in the mouth during chewing by teeth is saliva. ... It moistens the food for easy swallowing. It contains a digestive enzyme called salivary amylase, which breaks down starch into sugar.
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saliva contain salivary amaze which helps th e digesting(break down)carbohydrate into simple sugar,also it soften th e food
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