Both starch and proteins are digested by

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Solution

The correct option is B Pancreatic juice
The pancreatic enzyme include amylase that digests the remaining complex carbohydrates into monosaccharides, trypsin, chymotrypsin and elastase all digest proteins; lipase digests triglycerides into fatty acids and monoglycerides. Hence, without pancreatic juice, starch and protein digestion cannot take place.
So, option B is the correct option.

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