Lipid Digestion

• Bile aids in


  lipid digestion by emulsifying lipids - breaks them up to allow faster digestion
• Enzymes involved in lipid digestion:


  lingual, gastric, and pancreatic lipase
• Begins process in mouth

  lingual lipase
• Continues in stomach


  gastric lipase
• Accomplishes most lipid digestion


  Pancreatic lipase - breaks triglyceride into monoglyceride and two fatty acids