The digestion of starch begins in the mouth during mastication. The ptyalin enzyme (an amylase) converts the starch to sugar .
Mouth, small intestine, and stomach
the intestine
Starch digestion primarily takes place in the mouth and small intestine. In the mouth, the enzyme amylase breaks down starch into smaller glucose units. Further breakdown and absorption of glucose occur in the small intestine with the help of other digestive enzymes.
The last place for your digestion is your large intestine (also known as your colon) followed by your small intestine.
Most of the physical digestion takes place in the stomach, but the completion and absorption is done in the small intestine.
chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine large intestine,mouth and stomach. Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and minerals in the large intestine.
The small intestine is where the vast majority of digestion and absorption of food takes place.
Hydrolysis of starch starts in our buccal cavity through action of enzyme salivary amylase which convert starch in to Maltose +Isomaltose and limitdextrines as disaccharides. further digestion of srarch take place in small intestine through action of amylase presentr in secretions of pancreatic and intestinal glands of our alimentry canal.
Small intestine
In the stomach
Small intestine
Most digestion occurs in the small intestine.