Table 2
Changes in the pH of yellow papr ika according to drying methods

Samples1) Storage period (day) F-value
1 5 10 15
pH HADP 5.74±0.012)a3)A4) 5.63±0.02bA 5.14±0.02dA 5.39±0.03cA 581.58***
CADP 5.40±0.01aB 5.39±0.02aB 5.15±0.01bA 5.09±0.01cC 758.97***
FDP 5.19±0.01cC 5.33±0.01aC 5.34±0.01aB 5.22±0.02bB 149.91***

F-value 2628.50***5) 314.23*** 375.11*** 193.00***
HADP, hot air-drying paprika; CADP, cold air-drying paprika; FDP, freeze-drying paprika.
All value are expressed as Mean±SD of triplicate determinations.
a-dMeans with different superscript in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
A-DMeans with different superscript in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
***p<0.001.