NEET2009ZoologyDigestion and AbsorptionActual
Which one of the following pairs of food components in humans reaches the stomach totally undigested?
Options
- AProtein and starch
- BStarch and fat
- CFat and cellulose
- DStarch and cellulose
Correct answer
C. Fat and cellulose
Step-by-step solution
In humans, starch is digested in buccopharyngeal cavity. Cellulose is not digested in the humans because cellulose contains -1 , 4-linkage and vertebrates themselves do not possess any enzyme capable of hydrolyzing -1 , 4-linkages. Protein is digested in stomach and fat in small intestine. Thus, in the given options, fat and cellulose reach totally undigested in the stomach of humans.