why does bread taste sweet on mastiction (chewing of food)
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The chemical process of digestion is initiated in the oral cavity. Salivary amylase present in the saliva breaks down the starch in the bread into maltose (sugar) which is sweet in taste.
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It breaks down starch in bread into simpler sugars (maltose) which give a sweet taste, since you are chewing for a longer while, more time and more mixing, for enzymatic action and hence you perceive it as sweet.
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