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Carbohydrates begin their digestion in the mouth with enzymes like amylase but are not significantly broken down in the stomach due to the acidic environment, which inactivates these enzymes. Instead, the stomach primarily focuses on digesting proteins through gastric juices. Once the partially digested food moves to the small intestine, pancreatic enzymes and intestinal enzymes take over carbohydrate digestion, breaking them down into simpler sugars for absorption. Thus, carbohydrates are not effectively processed in the stomach itself.
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If you ate toast for breakfast where would the carbohydrate be now?
The carbohydrates will be in the stomach but because carbohydrates spend the shortest time in the stomach they may also be in the small intestine.
Which macronutrient is not broken down chemically in the stomach?
carbohydrates
What is the order of macronutrients leaving the stomach?
Fiber, Carbohydrates, proteins, fats is the order of nutrients leaving the stomach.
What does carbohydrase do and where do they work?
Carbohydrases are enzymes that break down carbohydrates into smaller sugar molecules. They work in the digestive system, particularly in the mouth (salivary amylase), stomach (gastric amylase), and small intestine (pancreatic amylase and sucrase, among others), to help with the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.
What does the stomach do to the food?
The stomach mixes the food with acid which helps to break down the proteins and complex carbohydrates so the body can utilize them.
Why carbohydrates not digested in stomach?
because if it did then your whole digestive system would have to be in your mouth
How do the lungs work with stomach?
How does the lungs work with the stomach
What types of food remain in the stomach the shortest time?
Carbohydrates leave the stomach first, second are proteins and last to leave are fats
The stomach contains chemicals that break down proteins carbohydrates calcium or vitamins?
Proteins
In what form are carbohydrates absorbed?
Carbohydrates are digested until they are mono or disaccharides and then they are absorbed through the intestinal lining.
How do carbohydrates and dietary protein work together?
carbohydrates and protein work together to maintain muscles. carbohydrates provide them with energy while protein helps in maintenance such as repairing tissues etc.
Why should the amylase in the saliva be replaced with carbohydrase in the small intestine?
Amylase found in saliva breaks down carbohydrates into simple sugars, but it needs an acidic pH to work optimally. In the small intestine, carbohydrase enzymes like maltase, sucrase, and lactase are better suited for breaking down carbohydrates in a neutral pH environment. This helps ensure efficient digestion and absorption of carbohydrates in the small intestine.
