Table 3
Compar ison of the free sugar content of hot-water leachate from teabags containing Citrus junos peel in relation to drying methods

Drying methods Free sugar (mg/100 mL)
Sucrose Glucose Fructose
Hot air (50°C) 29.08±3.71a1) 33.08±4.09a 35.55±4.41a
Cold air (30°C) 27.99±9.22a 54.13±18.17a 62.88±23.39a
Freeze (-45°C) 14.56±0.81b 49.57±2.60a 52.11±2.65a
Means±SD (n=3) in the same column followed by same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).