Table 2. Effect of hot air drying and freeze drying on the color characteristics of different persimmon leaves

Harvesting time	Cultivar	Hot air drying			Freeze drying
Harvesting time	Cultivar	L*value	a*value	b*value	L*value	a*value	b*value
25^th May (flowering)	Sangju-dungsi	52.44±0.36¹⁾	2.22±0.01^b²⁾	13.96±0.30	59.17±0.32^c	1.44±0.04^d	18.60±0.29^b
	Sangam-dungsi	54.07±0.85	1.47±0.05^c	12.31±0.42	62.14±0.39^a	1.42±0.02^d	20.13±0.16^a
	Cheongdobansi	53.17±0.59	2.15±0.09^b	13.93±0.56	57.92±0.07^d	2.06±0.01^b	15.96±0.02^d
	Gabjubaekmok	54.07±0.28	2.47±0.13^a	14.82±0.38	60.61±0.24^b	2.31±0.02^a	18.95±0.10^b
	Suhong	52.46±0.60	2.02±0.03^b	12.25±0.42	60.29±0.29^b	1.83±0.04^c	17.65±0.11^c
25^th June (fruiting)	Sangju-dungsi	51.34±0.09^c	2.39±0.01^b	15.44±0.15^a	58.41±0.21	0.67±0.02^d	18.72±0.06^ba
	Sangam-dungsi	52.71±0.19^b	1.95±0.01^c	13.78±0.14^c	59.36±0.35	0.79±0.02^c	18.44±0.11^b
	Cheongdobansi	52.54±0.19^b	1.98±0.01^c	14.75±0.23^b	58.78±0.60	1.00±0.02^b	17.57±0.27^c
	Gabjubaekmok	53.68±0.19^a	2.51±0.05^a	15.51±0.24^a	58.95±0.19	1.45±0.04^a	18.83±0.06^b^a
	Suhong	52.79±0.14^b	1.84±0.02^d	15.16±0.20^b^a	59.51±0.15	0.82±0.01^c	19.10±0.07^a

¹⁾ Results are expressed as the mean±standard error of three measurements (n=3).
²⁾ Lower case letters within column of the different cultivars across same harvesting time are significantly different (p<0.05).