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when a piece of bread is chewed slowly,it tastes sweeter after sometime.give reason.

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This occurs due to an enzyme secreted by salivary gland known as salivary amylase. Salivary amylase breakdown the starch into simple sugar maltose due to which the bread tastes sweet after sometime.

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