It begins in the mouth where long carbohydrate molecules(eg. starch) are broken down into smaller ones(eg. sugar) by components in the saliva.
You can easily test this yourself by chewing on a piece of bread after a minute or two it should start tasting sweet.
to begin the digestion of proteins
Like human, the chemical digestion of food begins in the mouth of the rat.
Chemical digestion of starch begins in the mouth.
The salivary glands in the mouth secrete enzymes in saliva that begin chemical digestion.
Digestion for all mammals begins in the mouth with amylase found in the saliva.
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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.
After a persons stomach was surgically removed the chemical digestion of ingested protein would probably begin in the
Chemical digestion begins in the mouth, when our salivary amylase breaks down starch(on a-plus) the STOMACH begins digestion of protein by emulsifying food.i promise you its the right answer.
Chemical digestion and mechanical digestion