Starch is not digested in the stomach, because the enzyme ptyalin (salivary amylase) that is used in its digestion cannot survive in the acidic (low) pH of the stomach due to the presence of HCl.
Starch is not digested in the stomach, because the enzyme ptyalin (salivary amylase) that is used in its digestion cannot survive in the acidic (low) pH of the stomach due to the presence of HCl.