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Starch cannot be used by the body until it has been digested because it is a complex carbohydrate made up of long chains of glucose molecules. The body lacks the enzymes needed to directly absorb these large molecules, so they must first be broken down into simpler sugars through the digestive process. Salivary amylase in the mouth and pancreatic amylase in the small intestine help convert starch into maltose and eventually into glucose, which can then be absorbed into the bloodstream and utilized for energy.

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