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Which foods helps pepsin production in the stomack ? is there foods contains pepsin directly?
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Pepsin: Pepsin is produced in the stomach in response to protein intake in food. The pesin is a digestive enzyme that the stomach produces in order to digest protein foods.
Answered 7/13/2016
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