Table 9. Changes of general β-glucan (%) in dried mushroom by different drying methods

Drying methods		Pleurotus eryngii	Lentinula edodes	Grifola frondosa
Control		2.38±0.021)	2.84±0.05	2.68±0.01
Sun-drying		32.41±0.71	28.91±0.58	18.71±0.12
Hot-air drying	40	29.94±0.15	24.74±0.58	22.93±0.06
	50	35.38±0.13	24.95±0.56	21.45±0.20
	60	33.49±0.14	24.72±0.06	21.58±0.03
Low temperature vacuum drying	20	31.87±0.90	28.24±0.53	21.36±0.34
	25	28.29±0.65	27.09±0.53	24.51±0.01
	30	35.19±0.42	23.05±0.39	20.19±0.30
Heat pump dehumidifying drying	30	32.73±0.42	26.43±0.42	18.92±0.05
	40	30.47±0.06	28.72±0.21	18.90±0.19
	50	31.90±0.87	28.83±0.10	18.90±0.20
Freeze drying		39.39±0.27	29.48±0.53	16.10±0.16

¹⁾All values represent mean±SD.