If You Chew a Salted Cracker Long Enough, It Begins

question 11

Multiple Choice

If you chew a salted cracker long enough, it begins to taste sweet. Why?

• A) The taste buds for "salty" become fatigued and cease to fire.
• B) Salivary amylase degrades the starch from the cracker into glucose.
• C) Sugar that remained in the mouth from previous meals becomes soluble in saliva.
• D) The contents of the cracker become soluble in saliva.

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