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The physicochemical properties of starch from local cultivar of taro from North‐Eastern region of India, known as Panchamukhi (Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum) were compared with maize starch. Both starches presented A‐type XRD pattern. The granule size of Panchamukhi taro starch was in the range of 2.19–4.28 µm, which was smaller, compared to maize starch granules (7.38–16.67 µm). Swelling and...