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Why does chewing on a piece of savory bread make it taste sweet after a while in the mouth?

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Amylase breaks down the starches in the bread in the mouth into the sugar components. It is the only digestion enzyme active in the mouth typically.

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Salivary amylase begins to break down the starch in the mouth and you begin to taste the sweetness of the resulting sugars.

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