Indlala ye-parotid iyindlala yamathe etholakala eduze kwendlebe ezilwaneni ezincelisayo, okuhlanganisa nabantu. Yiyona enkulu kunazo zonke ezindlala zamathe futhi ikhiqiza uketshezi olunamanzi oluqukethe ama-enzyme anesibopho sokuphula ama-carbohydrate. Indlala ye-parotid ixhunywe emlonyeni ngombhobho, ovumela uketshezi ukuthi lungene emgodini womlomo futhi lusize ekugayeni ukudla.
