Table 1 Physicochemical properties and β-glucan contents of the Phellinus linteus and Ganoderma lucidum tea products

Samples1) pH Hunter’s color values Soluble solid contents (°Brix) Evaporation residues (mg/100 g) β-glucan contents (mg%)
L a b
PT1 6.72±0.02b2) 51.98±0.24b 1.12±0.01c 21.28±0.10b 0.47±0.06bc 75.11±5.91c 15.51±2.62d
PL1 7.05±0.02a 52.36±0.60b 0.25±0.03d 17.77±0.29c 0.40±0.00c 62.04±0.50c 22.24±0.81cd
PL2 4.46±0.02d 41.76±0.40c 5.06±0.05a 28.32±0.24a 0.53±0.06b 249.45±15.57a 42.35±0.92b
GT1 5.58±0.02c 55.02±0.32a -0.49±0.00e 18.00±0.09c 0.53±0.06b 136.60±30.85b 27.12±6.57c
GL1 4.43±0.01e 52.02±0.08b 3.15±0.01b 17.41±0.05d 0.73±0.06a 258.84±40.46a 62.32±10.78a
PT1, Phellinus linteus teabag 1; PL1, Phellinus linteus liquid tea 1; PL2, Phellinus linteus liquid tea 2; GT1, Ganoderma lucidum teabag 1; GL1, Ganoderma lucidum liquid tea 1.
Means with same superscript letters in the same column are not significantly different (p<0.05).