1. A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results.
2. 1.7 liters of saliva is made in your mouth for one day.
3. In the saliva their are chemicals called enzymes.
4. To make saliva, we need salivary glands.
5. Human saliva is composed of 98% water, while the other 2% consists of other compounds such as electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds, and various enzymes.
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