Saliva
The Mouth
The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth.
mouth
enzymes in the saliva
amylase
Digestion of cereal begins in the mouth. Mastication--chewing--breaks down the food. Saliva begins to break down carbohydrates contained in cereal grains. Digestion of cereal along with the milk continues in the stomach and small intestines.
Carbohydrates are digested until they are mono or disaccharides and then they are absorbed through the intestinal lining.
Starch digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva in the mouth enables chemical digestion to take place before starch enters the stomach.
amylase
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)
Digestion begins in the mouth. Mechanical digestion begins with the chewing of food. Chemical digestion also begins in the mouth with the enzymes been produced and used to break down the food.
Enzymes which are involved in the digestion of carbohydrates.