Question

Name the carbohydrate that is digested in mouth.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth. The salivary enzyme amylase begins the breakdown of food starches into maltose, a disaccharide. As the bolus of food travels through the esophagus to the stomach, no significant digestion of carbohydrates takes place.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏʜyᴅʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ.

The salivary enzyme amylase begins the breakdown of food starches into maltose, a disaccharide. As the bolus of food travels through the esophagus to the stomach, no significant digestion of carbohydrates takes place.