Mean granular size of the mealy groupwas 12.7e13.1 mm, and that of
the firm group was 14.3e14.9 mm, while that of the mealy & firm
group was 12.6e14.3 mm. According to this data, the starches of the
mealy group seemed to have a smaller granule size than those of the
firm group, while the granule size of starches of the mealy & firm
group was between the mealy and firm groups. However, these
differences were thought to be too small to influence the texture of
cooked root