The invention discloses a method for extracting taro
starch and a method for preparing modified taro
starch from the taro
starch. The method for extracting the taro starch is characterized by specifically comprising the steps of peeling and cleaning taros,
slicing the taros, soaking the sliced taros in an
ammonia water solution for 2-4 min, taking out the sliced taros, crushing the sliced taros, continuously soaking the crushed taros in the
ammonia water solution for 2-4 h, sieving, centrifuging filtrate for 15 min at the speed of 3,000 r / s, washing the precipitate obtained through centrifuging by using water, repeatedly centrifuging the precipitate for 15 min at the speed of 3,000 r / s, baking the precipitate which is finally obtained through centrifuging in a baking oven at the temperature of 40-50 DEG C so as to obtain coarse dry starch, crushing the coarse dry starch,
degreasing the crushed coarse dry starch for 20-24 h by using
methanol with the
volume percent of 85%,
degreasing the crushed coarse dry starch for 6-8 h by using
anhydrous ethanol, baking the crushed coarse dry starch in the baking oven at the temperature of 40-50 DEG C, and crushing, thereby obtaining the taro starch. The methods have the advantages that the deproteinizing and
degreasing effects are good, impurities in finished products are few, and the prepared modified taro starch is low in gelatinization temperature, high in
viscosity, high in transparency, good in freeze-thaw stability and strong in
ageing resistance.