Table 1 Extraction yields and component analysis of the ethanol extracts of Salicornia europaea prepared by different dry methods

Samples	Extraction yield (%)	Contents (mg/g)
		Total Polyphenol	Total flavonoid	Total sugar	Reducing sugar
		Freeze drying	14.4	4.6±0.1^a1)	4.2±0.2^a	23.4±0.0^a	6.5±0.9^b
Hot-air drying	13.2	4.0±0.4^b	4.3±0.2^a	20.5±0.9^b	14.6±1.0^c
Shade drying	11.9	3.2±0.3^c	4.4±0.4^a	12.5±0.4^c	4.4±0.2^a

Different superscripts within a column differ significantly (p<0.05).