Table 1
The final moisture contents of the dried medicinal and edible mushrooms
(unit: %)

sample1) moisture content
ND2) HD50 HD70
S13) S2 S1 S2 S1 S2
GL 15.68±1.34a4) 12.80±0.58b 8.55±1.13c 8.79±0.51cd 7.32±0.98e 7.88±1.19de
PL 18.55±0.67a 16.53±0.70b 13.59±0.29c 12.56±0.41c 10.94±1.21d 9.70±0.64e
PE 1.98±0.18a 1.96±0.46a 1.12±0.22b 1.92±0.46a 0.96±0.41b 1.43±0.38ab
LE 2.19±0.62a 2.29±0.20a 2.20±0.72a 1.95±0.30a 2.39±0.45a 2.47±0.28a
1)GL, Ganoderma lucidum; PL, Phellinus linteus; PE, Pleurotus eryngii; LE, Lentinus edodes.
2)ND, natural drying; HD50, hot-air drying at 50℃; H70, hot-air drying at 70℃.
3)S1, rectangular shape slice (1 cm); S2, square shape slice (1×1 cm).
4)a-e means with different letters within the row are significantly different (p<0.05).