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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

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In which body compartment does carbohydrate digestion not occur?

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


Secretions of salivary glands begin the digestion of?

carbohydratesstarch


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?

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What is the enzyme produced by the salivary glands that initiates carbohydrate digestion in the mouth?

The enzyme produced by the salivary glands that initiates carbohydrate digestion in the mouth is called salivary amylase. It breaks down starches into smaller sugars like maltose and dextrin to begin the process of carbohydrate digestion.


Why does carbohydrate digestion begin in mouth?

Because saliva contains an enzyme (amalyse) which breaks down carbohydrates into their component sugars.


Carbohydrate digestion begins where?

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


The final product of carbohydrate digestion is a?

Gloucose


Is pepsin an enzyme assist in carbohydrate digestion?

No


Carbohydrate starch digestion begins here?

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