Question

starch is finally converted into__________ after digestion

Answer 1

Starch is finally converted into glucose after digestion.

Explanation:

The food which we eat is composed of complex substance such as starch, fats, proteins etc which must be converted into simpler substance such as glucose, fatty acids and amino acids.

The process of conversion of complex substance into simpler one is called as digestion. In digestive system, the starch is finally converted into glucose which is then assimilated and absorbed and transported to other organs through the blood stream.

Answer 2

Starch is finally converted into sugar after digestion.

• Digestion - It is a catabolic process which involves conversion of complex and non-diffusable substance into simple and diffusable substance by hydrolytic action of enzyme.
• starch is a carbohydrate ,the digestion of starch starts from the buccal cavity of organism where 30-50% of starch digested into sugar with the help of ptylin present in saliva .
• the the remaining form of starch get digested in small intestine and converted into sugar with the help of pancreatic amylase.