Characterization of starches obtained from several native potato varieties grown in Cusco (Peru).

Ten native potato varieties grown in Cusco (at 3,672 m above sea level) were used for starches extraction (at a pilot scale), and their physicochemical, functional, morphological, and structural characteristics were assessed. The content of protein, apparent amylose and phosphorus ranged from 0.1% to 0.

Physicochemical, functional and morphological characterization of starches isolated from three native potatoes of the Andean region.

Three varieties of native potato (, and ) that grow in the Andean region at more than 3800 m.a.s.