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Where are carbohydrates digested?

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Carbohydrates are started to be digested in the mouth from the amylase but the small intestine extracts the nutrients.

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Relevant answers:

What are carbohydrates digested into?
Carbohydrates are broken down into monosacharides, or simple sugars.
Where is carbohydrates digested?
Mouth, stomach , and small intestine
Who are carbohydrates digested?
Carbohydrates are digested to give us energy to make us able to do daily activities.
Complex carbohydrates are digested into sugar?
The complex carbohydrates are also called polysaccarides and are broken down into simpler monosaccarides such as glucose or lactose.
Where are carbohydrates chemically digested?
In the cytoplasm, then the mitochondria of (aerobic) cells.