Assertion: pancreas's enzyme | /r/CapableOf | break down protein
Facets:
value: in food
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Once it’s in the digestive tract, the enzymes in the fluid help break down fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
text: The exocrine function of the pancreas is essential for digestion as it produces many of the enzymes that break down the protein, carbohydrates, and fats in digestible foods.
text: This juice contains bicarbonate, which neutralizes acid entering the duodenum from the stomach; and digestive enzymes, which break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in food entering the duodenum from the stomach.
text: In the pancreas, which is intimately connected to the duodenum or upper portion of the small intestine, there are “acinar cells” that produce digestive enzymes that break down fats, starches, and proteins.
text: These enzymes help break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats in food.