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I was wondering does the enzyme produced by the pancreas mix with the starch in the stomach?
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No: Hi. Pancreatic digestive enzymes mix with nutrients AFTER they LEAVE the stomach and are in the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum). They don't mix in the stomach.
Answered 7/16/2014
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