Starch is isolated from the Andean tubers olluco (Ollucus tuberosus) and oca (Oxalis tuberosa) and modified with octenylsuccinic anhydride (OSA); subsequently, the morphological, molecular, and physicochemical characteristics are evaluated. The isolated starch of olluco and oca results in a powder with a purity of 93.2 and 92.8%, respectively; the amylose content of starch isolated from olluco and oca are 27.1 and 28.2%, respectively.