To investigate the modification effect of ferulic acid(FA)synergistic toughening treatment on potato starch(PS),the gelatinization and gel properties of modified potato starch were studied by means of electronic scanning elec-tron microscope,rheometer and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer.The results showed that under the condition of ferulic acid synergistic toughening,the particle size of FA-PS composite system increased,and when FA was 1%,the average particle size reached the maximum value of(41.52±0.01)μm.The whiteness increased,and the peak value was(97.10±0.01).The peak viscosity,disintegration value and retrogradation value of FA-PS decreased.The viscoelasticity of FA-PS gel was improved,and the loss tangent(tanδ)was the lowest when the content of FA was 3%.The toughening treatment made the gel structure of potato starch compact,and the addition of ferulic acid made the gel pore become u-niform,which affected the short-range ordered structure of the composite system.Toughening treatment promoted the in-teraction between potato starch and ferulic acid in the composite system,and could effectively improve the gelatinization and rheological properties of potato starch.