Question

What are the steps of carbohydrate digestion?

Answer 1

Digestion:

• In order to be absorbed into the watery blood plasma, big, insoluble food molecules must be broken down into smaller, water-soluble food molecules during digestion.
• These tiny molecules enter the bloodstream through the small intestine in certain species.

Steps for Carbohydrate Digestion:

• Carbohydrates first break down in the small intestine, not in the stomach, where they do so chemically.
• Pancreatic amylase and disaccharidase complete the chemical deterioration of digestible carbs.
• The monosaccharides are taken up by the circulatory system and transported to the liver.
• Saliva is secreted by salivary glands in the mouth, which helps to moisten food.
• The salivary glands then produce the enzyme salivary amylase, which starts the process of breaking down the polysaccharides in the carbohydrate diet, as the food is chewed.