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digestion of starch starts when food enters the mouth. our mouth has saliva which contain
enzyme called ptyalin (salivary amylase) which converts starch into peptones & peptides.
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What is the first nutrient to be chemically digested?
It is starch! I think
Which nutrient is digested by ptyalin?
Starch is digested by ptyalin.
What is the nutrient digested in the mouth?
Starch (carbohydrates) is broken down (digested) to maltose by salivary amylase.
A polysaccharide that is made by plants and can be digested by humans is?
Starch! We have amylases to digest them!!
Is sugar the same as starch?
No, as it's digested starch turns into sugar, but they are different foods.
What is the difference between starch and fiber?
1.starch is digestable and fibre is non digestable. 2.starch made from pectin and amylopectin and fibre made from many plant components such as imonin etc.
Starch is digested by?
is it digested by hormones blood ptyalin or none of these?? if any one know plz tell me
What is Dextrose made from?
Dextrose is made from corn starch. The starch is digested using enzymes like alpha-amylase and glucoamylase. When it is digested into individual sugar molecules, it is called dextrose.
What does starch get digested into?
when starch is digested it gets broken up and turned into glucose (sugar). This happens so it can get to the blood stream as starch is too big as a particle to get through the walls of your veins. As glucose particles are smaller, it easier to get through.
Why does the potato plant store starch and not sugar?
The potato does not store sugar because there is no sugar in it. The plant has starch in it which is then turned into "sugar" when it is eaten and digested. -when starch is digested, it turns to glucose. The organelle holding the startch grains are called leucoplasts.
What is an easily digested starch obtained from the rhizome of a West Indian plant?
Arrowroot
What happens in digestion?
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
