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saliva softens the food so it is eazier for you to break down into small peices

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It doesn't change but the quantity of certain enzymes might change.

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Q: How does saliva change food in the mouth?
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What makes the food soofter in your mouth saliva?

saliva


What does the mouth do to your food?

Your mouth doesn't do anything to the food, it's the saliva and teeth in your mouth that does. Your saliva breaks down the food while you use your teeth to chew it up.


What class of food begins to change chemically in the mouth?

Carbohydrates from your food begin to get converted into sugars in your mouth. Ptylin is the enzyme form your saliva does the same job.


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How is food broken down in the mouth?

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What in the mouth helps you to chemically digest food?

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What in the mouth helps chemically digest food?

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What is it that makes food get absorbed in ones mouth?

Saliva in the mouth makes it easier for food to be swallowed and digested.


A liquid that softens and moistens food in the mouth?

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