Table 1
Proximate compositions of Allium hookeri treated with hot air and freeze dried methods (% dry basis

Composition	Hot air drying		Freeze drying
Composition	Leaf	Root	Leaf	Root
Moisture	7.63±0.34¹⁾	9.28±0.09^a	5.54±0.12^b	9.37±0.15^a
Crude ash	19.03±0.46	6.11±0.60^a	19.35±0.67	6.17±0.29^a
Crude protein	24.38±1.47	8.07±0.40^a	24.78±0.61	7.38±0.85^a
Crude fat	7.56±0.04	2.55±0.17^a	6.40±0.30^b	1.64±0.05^a,b
Carbohydrate	41.30±1.16	72.22±1.16^a	45.13±2.84	73.35±2.49^a

¹⁾All values are expressed as the mean±SD of triplicate determinations.
^aSignificantly different (p<0.05) between leaf and root extract within same drying method by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test.
^bSignificantly different (p<0.05) between leaf and root extract within different drying method by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's multiple comparison test.