<prompt> A man cannot digest carbohydrate. The enzyme deficient isLipaseAmylasePepsifiBYTrypsin  <response>: Amylase: The Impoance of Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are one of the three major food groups needed for proper nutrition. Amylase is the digestive enzyme needed to digest carbohydrates.50-60 of carbohydrates are digested by amylases. Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:426,427,428 