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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on August 30th, 2007
mucus, enzymes--I believe amylase, some antibacterial products...
by anonymous on August 30th, 2007
DNA, Bacteria, Water, food particles, micro organisms....;)
by Amorphous Blob on October 4th, 2009
90% spit, 10% goobers, give or take.
by zezo silivany on October 4th, 2009
mucin - water- organic materials
by Quirkie on August 30th, 2007
Mostly water.
Salt.
Some added protein to make it into a better lubricant. That'd be mucus - nearly always the same protein for lubricant wherever you find it in the animal kingdom.
A soupcon of salivary amylase an enzyme (also a protein) which gets a head start at the digesting process by breaking down starch into sugar.
Not much else. Trace amounts of various enzymes and minerals.
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