Sentences with phrase «chemical breakdown of the food»

Definition of Digestion: Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food.
Enzymes in your saliva are responsible for the chemical breakdown of foods.
The chemical breakdown of the food begins in the mouth.
The more you chew, which is the mechanical breakdown of food, the less your stomach acid has to do, which is the chemical breakdown of food.

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«Plants supply biomass which forms the beginning of the food chain, but insects act as pollinators and soil organisms increase soil fertility through the breakdown and retention of chemical elements such as phosphorus.
I appreciate having the knowledge of my food sensitivities, but I really loved learning about the chemical breakdown in foods and how they affected me.
They include improving the first important chemical stage of carbohydrate digestion through the action of amylase, the physical breakdown of foods to increase its surface area to aid further digestion in the stomach and small intestines, and stimulating the taste buds, which sense food and immediately sends that information to the brain.
The chemical aspect of digestion begins in the mouth with salivary enzymes contacting food and beginning the breakdown process.
Digestibility refers to the net amount of protein that is left after the cat food's chemical breakdown in the body.
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