Digestion of food is an example of ___ reaction.

Chemical

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Digestion of food is a decomposition reaction because the food is broken down and new products are formed.
$C_{12} H_{22} O_{11} + H_{2} O \to C_{6} H_{12} O_{6} + C_{6} H_{12} O_{6} + C_{12} H_{22} O_{11} + H_{2} O \to C_{6} H_{1} 2 O_{6} + C_{6} H_{1} 2 O_{6} + h e a t .$

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