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Carbohydrate digestion starts in the mouth, and later is further digested in the small intestine.

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Where does carbohydrate digestion begin and how does this digestion occur?

Carbohydrate digestion starts with the mastication (chewing of the mouth). There, the salivary amylase begins to break down the carbs into monosaccharides. Protein digestion begins in the stomach. Pepsin comes into play here and various enzyme proteases do as well


Why amylase begins the digestion of fat?

No, amylase hydrolyzes amylose, a carbohydrate.


Where does carbohydrate digestion begin?

Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth, where saliva and chewing both start to digest those kinds of foods.Mouth, saliva contains the enzyme amylase which breaks down sugars (carbohydrates)


What is the optimum pH for carbohydrate digestion?

carbohydrate digesting enzymes have an optimum pH near neutrality so is for carbohydrate digestion.


In which body compartment does carbohydrate digestion not occur?

carbohydrate digestion doesn't occur in the stomach and the large intestine.


What are the products of digestion of carbohydrate?

Sugars.


What is the end product carbohydrate digestion?

The end product of carbohydrate digestion is mainly glucose together with some fructose, glucose, and galactose. Monosaccharide


Where digestion begin in the digestion system?

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.


The final product of carbohydrate digestion is a?

Gloucose


Is pepsin an enzyme assist in carbohydrate digestion?

No


Where does the protein digestion start?

the digestion of proteins begin in the stomach.