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).