Does it have something to do with salivary enzyme ptyalin digesting starch to maltose?
2006-12-06 22:19:27 · 10 answers · asked by siddharthm91 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I think its just because it has sugar in it??????????
2006-12-06 22:21:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It tastes sweet because the complex carbohydrates are broken down to simple sugars by your salivary enzymes. Yes, one of the enzymes in the saliva is ptyalin, also called amylase. This enzyme breaks starch, which is an ingredient in bread, to glucose, maltose, and dextrins.
2006-12-07 06:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by potbox 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scientifically, it's the enzymes function in our siliva that break down the starch into 'sugars'
2006-12-07 06:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by Nick S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is the saliva that make it taste sweet !
2006-12-07 06:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anurag Bhatia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-12-07 06:21:06 · answer #5 · answered by Catmmo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yup. u're right (:
there will also be a sweet taste when u chew on rice
2006-12-07 06:22:58 · answer #6 · answered by pigley 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing of that. I guess the bakery put alot of sugar in it
2006-12-07 06:22:21 · answer #7 · answered by shai_fu_dean 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yup
they taught this in elementary school and now I forget everything about it...
2006-12-07 06:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by sedatedeyes209 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2006-12-07 06:24:28 · answer #9 · answered by Jaymey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR
2006-12-07 06:21:45 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋