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Biodegradable Starch Packing Peanuts

By Janice VanCleave

What Does Biodegradable Mean? Biodegradable substances are generally organic, which means they are alive or were alive, such as plants and animals, substances originating from living organisms, or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be digested by organic organisms, including worms and microorganisms.Starch Packing Peanuts are an example of […]

Filed Under: Ecology Tagged With: dissolve, solute, solution, solvent, starch, starch packing peanuts, starch test

Starch Digestion in Your Mouth

By Janice VanCleave

Digestion is the process by which your body changes the food you eat to forms that your body can use for repair, building, and energy. Digestion starts in your mouth where special digestive juices change starch into sugar. Starch is a large chemical generally stored in plants and sugar is a type of chemical that […]

Filed Under: Biology, Science Projects Tagged With: starch test

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