___________ breaks the starch present in food into sugar.

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Amylase:
Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks starch into sugars.
Salivary glands in our mouth generate salivary amylase.
Salivary amylase starts the process of digestion by breaking down starch into smaller carbohydrate.
Final answer : Amylase breaks the starch present in food into sugar.

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If the saliva is lacking in salivary amylase, then which of the following processes taking place in the buccal cavity will be affected ?.
(a) proteins breaking down into amino acids
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The enzymes present in the saliva convert

(a) Fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
(b) Starch into simple sugars.
(c) Proteins into amino acids.
(d) Complex sugars into simple sugars.

Q. Identify the process for the given statements.

A) Intake of food in the buccal cavity:
B) Breakdown of starch into simple sugars:

Saliva breaks starch into simple sugars.

saliva breaks down starch present in our food , how is syarch present in our food

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___________ breaks the starch present in food into sugar.

Amylase:Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks starch into sugars.Salivary glands in our mouth generate salivary amylase.Salivary amylase starts the process of digestion by breaking down starch into smaller carbohydrate.Final answer : Amylase breaks the starch present in food into sugar.

Amylase:
Amylase is a digestive enzyme that breaks starch into sugars.
Salivary glands in our mouth generate salivary amylase.
Salivary amylase starts the process of digestion by breaking down starch into smaller carbohydrate.
Final answer : Amylase breaks the starch present in food into sugar.