. If you place a plain, dry cracker in your mouth, you will slowly notice a sweet taste. Why? What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: The cracker is made of starch, which by itself has little taste. However, the amylase in your
saliva will slowly digest the starch and liberate monosaccharides that will taste sweet.

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