Question

what is the role pf saliva in the digestion of food?

Answer 1

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> The role of saliva in the digestion of food is:-

>> It makes the food moist and soft in our mouth.

>> It also contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that digests starch to sugar.

>> It produce about 1.7 litres of saliva everyday.

When the saliva is added to food, it "moistens the food" and helps to create a "food bolus" which can be "easily swallowed". There is an enzyme called amylase, present in saliva which involves in breaking of starches to maltose and dextrin.

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Answer 2

Saliva contains salivary amylase enzyme that breaks down starch into sugars like maltose .

Saliva keeps the mouth cavity clean and moistens the food that help in chewing and breaking down the big pieces of food into smaller ones .