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If glucose is synthesised in plants and we eat that plant than why do we need to synthesise glucose again in our body

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The glucose produced in plants are not stored as glucose as such. Instead stored as starchs, etc. So we need to break down this starch to get glucose. Which done by our digestive system..

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