that seems unlikely

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:37, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

they must do
why else does something like chocolate dissolve if you just leave it in your mouth?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:39, Reply)

heat?
same reason it melts in your hand.

there's a big difference between chocolate dissolving and food almost instantly being digested when it comes in contact with your saliva.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:41, Reply)

There are enzymes in your saliva that break down carbohydates into sugars
however they are not absorbed in the mouth.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:43, Reply)

It might break down but you'd still have to swallow it for it to be digested
so you could still spit it out. Although if it was melted chocolate spit it would look gross.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:48, Reply)

oh
my biology is right up there with my geography and my maths.

i just have vague recollections of glucose being dissolved instantly by saliva from biology gcse...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:52, Reply)

Glucose isn't broken down by the body
it is used how it is.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 10:54, Reply)