Cellulose present in plants and as food for cattle but not …

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Published on: August 13, 2026

Cellulose present in plants and as food for cattle but not for human beings because

Human body does not contain cellulose hence cellulose cannot be broken down plant cellulose in small pieces

Human saliva cannot break down plant cellulose in small pieces

Bile juice present in cattle helps them to digest cellulose

Human beings have a smaller stomach than cattle.

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The enzyme cellulose present in the stomach of cattle breaks cellulose into D – Glucose and is easily digested. But, it is not present in the human body hence cellulose can not be broken down into D-glucose in human body and can not act as food for human beings.

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