The juice secreted from the liver is called pitta or pittrasa. It is a dark green to yellowish liquid. It has a pH of 7.5-8.6 and a bitter taste.
The components of bile are:
1. Water: Bile contains 97-98% water.
2. Bile Salts: Bile contains 6% bile salts. Bile salts are sodium taurocholate, sodium glycocholate etc.
3. Bile pigments: Bile contains 3% bile pigments. Bile pigments are bilirubin and biliverdin.
4. Fat: Bile contains 0.82% fat.
5. Inorganic salts: Bile contains 0.8% inorganic salts. Inorganic salts are sodium, potassium and calcium.
6. Cholesterol: Bile contains 0.38% cholesterol.
Bile
The juice secreted from the liver is called pitta or pittrasa. It is a dark green to yellowish liquid. It has a pH of 7.5-8.6 and a bitter taste.