Saliva
The digestion of carbohydrates begins in the mouth.
Digestion
mouth
amylase
In the chemical digestion of foods containing carbohydrates, enzymes in the saliva, such as amylase, start breaking down starches into simpler sugars like maltose. This process continues in the small intestine with enzymes like pancreatic amylase that further break down complex carbohydrates into glucose for absorption.
cellulose and insoluble fibers
CHO digestion begins in the mouth, where salivary amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars like maltose. The process continues in the small intestine, where pancreatic amylase further breaks down carbohydrates into glucose for absorption into the bloodstream.
Digestion of cereal begins in the mouth. Mastication--chewing--breaks down the food. Saliva begins to break down carbohydrates contained in cereal grains. Digestion of cereal along with the milk continues in the stomach and small intestines.
Carbohydrates are digested until they are mono or disaccharides and then they are absorbed through the intestinal lining.
Starch digestion begins in the mouth. Saliva in the mouth enables chemical digestion to take place before starch enters the stomach.
Mouth: in saliva there is this amylase enzym to break it down to sugar(s)