Question

The digestion of which class of food begins in the mouth?

Answer 1

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.