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The breakdown process of starches takes place in the mouth. We chew our foods and mix it with saliva. This mixture enters the stomach and enzymes such as amylase breaks down starches further. So, the mouth is the first organ to break down starches.

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Mechanical digestion of proteins begins in the oral cavity, through chewing. Further enzymatic and non-enzymatic breakdown of proteins occurs in the stomach and small intestine.

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Your stomach.

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the stomach

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Stomach

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