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What is the first nutrient to be chemically digested?
It is starch! I think
Which nutrient is digested by ptyalin?
Starch is digested by ptyalin.
What is the nutrient digested in the mouth?
Starch (carbohydrates) is broken down (digested) to maltose by salivary amylase.
A polysaccharide that is made by plants and can be digested by humans is?
Starch! We have amylases to digest them!!
Is sugar the same as starch?
No, as it's digested starch turns into sugar, but they are different foods.
Starch is digested by?
is it digested by hormones blood ptyalin or none of these?? if any one know plz tell me
What is Dextrose made from?
Dextrose is made from corn starch. The starch is digested using enzymes like alpha-amylase and glucoamylase. When it is digested into individual sugar molecules, it is called dextrose.
What does starch get digested into?
when starch is digested it gets broken up and turned into glucose (sugar). This happens so it can get to the blood stream as starch is too big as a particle to get through the walls of your veins. As glucose particles are smaller, it easier to get through.
What happens in digestion?
In chemical Digestion, starch and fat are digested by the enzymes in saliva
What is an easily digested starch obtained from the rhizome of a West Indian plant?
Arrowroot
What form of starch is most easily digested in the body?
Oatmeal
Where does digsetion of starch start in the human body?
The digestion of starch starts in the mouth with the action of salivary amylase. Salivary amylase breaks down starch into simpler sugars like maltose. This partially digested starch then continues to be broken down in the small intestine by pancreatic amylase.
