Question

. The saliva break down the starch into

1 point

A. Proteins

B. sugars

C. fats

D. all of the above

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Answer 1

First, salivary glands in your mouth make salivary amylase, which begins the digestive process by breaking down starch when you chew your food, converting it into maltose, a smaller carbohydrate.

The breakdown of starch is just one of the many steps in the process of digestion. Although digestion begins in the mouth, it continues in the stomach and intestines.

Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch to sugar. The amylase in the mouth, salivary amylase, is called ptyalin.

Ptyalin can do digestive can work in the stomach for several hours. Iodine and Benedict's solution is used to recognize starch and sugar (maltose) in our saliva.

Answer 2

The saliva break down the starch into (B) Sugars.

Explanation:

• Saliva is a transparent liquid produced by the salivary glands in our mouth.  It is mostly made up of water but, saliva also contains important substances like salivary amylase.
• Salivary amylase is an enzyme present in saliva. Salivary amylase breaks down carbohydrates into smaller molecules, like sugars. Breaking down the larger molecules into simpler components helps in digestion of highly starchy foods like potatoes, rice etc.

Hence, The saliva break down the starch into (B) Sugars.