칡 전분 입자의 형태는 구형, 반구형 및 다각형으로서 입자 크기는 $3.3{sim}23{mu}m$이었다. 전분의 blue value는 0.397, 알카리수는 10.1, 아밀로스 함량은 22.0%, 물결합능력은 87.5%이었다. 칡전분은 $55^{circ}C$까지 물에 불용성이었다. 전분의 알카리수, X-ray 회절도, 아밀로그라프에 의한 점도양상, 전분겔의 노화속도는 곡류전분과 비슷한 결과를 보였다.
Physicochemical properties of arrowroot starch were investigated. The starch had blue value of 0.397, alkali number of 10.1 and amylose content of 22.0%. The starch was practically insoluble in water up to $55^{circ}C$. X-ray diffraction was C pattern, but was close to A pattern. The alkali number, X-ray pattern and viscogram of the starch and retrogadation rate of the starch gels indicated that the properties of the arrow root starch were close to those of cereal starches.
