Question

Late one night, while studying for your anatomy class, you open a box of saltine crackers to do a little snacking. after chewing on a starchy morsel for a few minutes, you begin to notice a sweet taste in your mouth. what accounts for this?

Answer 1

Salivary amylase in your saliva breaks down the starchy morsel as you chew. The starch breaks down into maltose that accounts for the sweet taste in your mouth.