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Food items are classified into different classes based on the nutrients contained in them. Classes of food include carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, fats and oils, mineral salts and water. Each food class is acted upon in different parts of the digestive system.
Table 1 below shows a summary of digestion in the human alimentary canal.
Table 1: Summary of
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