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Which of the following components of our food is digested by an enzyme which is present in saliva as well as in pancreatic juice ?

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Amylase is the enzyme which is present in saliva (salivary amylase) as well as in pancreatic juice (pancreatic amylase) that acts on carbohydrate and facilitates the carbohydrate digestion.

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