Polarimetry is a method that is generally used with just fairly pure starch samples. It is a method that was superseded about many years ago in most industries.
The enzymatic procedure (K-TSTA) will give an accurate measure of starch, polarimetry gives an approximation and is influenced by other materials in the sample. It is a method not unlike refractive index measurements, a visible light method.
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