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  4. If the chyme of a person who had orally consumed only starch as food is analysed before it enters the duodenum, it will show the presence of

Q. If the chyme of a person who had orally consumed only starch as food is analysed before it enters the duodenum, it will show the presence of

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Solution:

Saliva, secreted by the salivary glands contains a digestive enzyme called salivary amylase. This enzyme breaks down starch into sugar at . About of starch is digested by amylase.Salivary amylase continues to act in the oesophagus, but its action stops in the stomach as the contents become acidic. Hence, carbohydrate-digestion stops in the stomach.