Physicochemical properties of the Lotus root starch were investigated. The shape of starch granules was elliptical with the average size of 29∼35μ. Starch showed B-type X-ray pattern. The content of amylose was 22.1%. The blue for starch and amylose were 0.280 and 0.692, respectively. The alkali number was 4.74. By X-ray diffraction examination, gelatinization began at 55℃∼60℃ and almost completed at 65℃∼70℃.