In human beings, digestion of carbohydrates starts from the mouth. How much percentage of it is digested in the mouth? |
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a) |
10-20% |
b) |
25-30% |
c) |
60%-75% |
d) |
About 85% |
In human beings, digestion of carbohydrates starts from the mouth. How much percentage of it is digested in the mouth? |
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a) |
10-20% |
b) |
25-30% |
c) |
60%-75% |
d) |
About 85% |
(b)
In human being, digestion process starts from the mouth, continues in stomach and is completed in small intestine of the gut. About 25-30% of carbohydrates (polysaccaridess) are digested or converted into disaccharides (maltose) in the buccal cavity. Rest of the digestion of carbohydrates is completed in small intestine of human alimentary canal