The digestion of which class of food begins in the mouth?
1 Answer
Nov 23, 2016
Digestion of carbohydrate begins in mouth. Amylase enzyme of saliva can act on cooked starch. The enzyme helps in converting large starch molecules into smaller maltose and isomaltose.
Explanation:
However, digestion of carbohydrates is completed only after the food enters small intestine where final enzymatic break down takes place.