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If you chew on a piece of bread long enough, it will begin to tase sweet because

A

maltase is breaking down maltose

B

lipases are forming fatty acids

C

amylase is breaking down starches to disaccharides

D

disaccharides are forming glucose.

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C
If we chew a piece of bread long enough, then amylase present in the saliva acts on starch present in the bread and breakdown it into maltose that gives us sweet taste.
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