The digestion of fat will begin in the small intestine, whereas the digestion of starch which begin in the mouth (the mouth contains the enzyme amylase, which helps break down starch)
In the mouth.
glucose.
yes temperature affects starch digestion, amylase work harder and better at higher temperatures
I don't think of it as an organ, but chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth, using saliva.
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
The digestion of starch begins in the mouth during mastication. The ptyalin enzyme (an amylase) converts the starch to sugar .
the intestine
ptyalin
Maltose
starch
Digestion begins in your mouth. Starch is digested (by salivary amylase) into maltose.