3 Questions
What are the three major sources of carbohydrates in the normal human diet?
Sucrose, lactose, and starches
Which digestive enzyme is secreted mainly by the parotid glands and hydrolyzes starch into the disaccharide maltose and other small glucose that contain three to nine glucose molecules?
Amylase
Which type of food contains large polysaccharides and is present in almost all nonanimal foods, particularly in potatoes and different types of grains?
Starches
Study Notes
Test your knowledge of carbohydrate digestion with this quiz! From sucrose to starches, this quiz covers the major sources of carbohydrates found in the human diet and how they are broken down during digestion. See if you can ace this quiz by using your knowledge of polysaccharides, disaccharides, and more!
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