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In which part of the alimentary canal, digestion of glucose starts?

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The digestion of starch starts as soon as it reaches the mouth the saliva contains the salivary amylase which breaks down around 30% of starch into disaccharides and rest of the digestion and absorption is done in the small intestine with help of pancreatic and intestinal juice.

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