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What type of food molecule is broken down by glucose by digestion?

April 26, 2017Biology Broken digestion food Glucose Mathematics molecule type

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What type of food molecule is broken down by glucose by digestion?

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Glucose is a food molecule – a sugar (monosaccharide). Many foods are broken down into glucose; it does not break anything else down. Starches are generally broken down (e.g. by amylase) into sugars, which are then absorbed from the intestines.