Special welcome gift. Get 30% off your first purchase with code “Eduma”. Find out more!

Question

What is the role of saliva in the digestion of food?

Answer

Saliva does a lot of functions, these are mixing with the food to make it easier to pass down to the stomach. Salivary amylase present in saliva also acts on the food and breaks complex carbohydrates into monosaccharides and disaccharides.

Share:

Advertisment

You May Also Like

×How can I help you?