Table 3. Changes in the sugar contents (%) oriental melon according to drying method

Sample Storage period (day) F-value
1 5 10 15
HAD1) 4)ns4.80±0.00C5) a6.13±0.12B b6.33±0.23B a7.47±0.12A 179.28***
CAD2) ns4.67±0.31C b5.80±0.20B b6.47±0.12A c6.53±0.12A 56.22***
FD3) ns5.27±0.50C a6.27±0.12B a7.13±0.12A b6.93±0.12A 28.97***
F-value ns6) 7.80*7) 20.67** 49.33***
Mean±SD.
1)HAD : Hot air-drying.
2)CAD : Cold air-drying.
3)FD : Freeze-drying.
4)a-dMeans with different superscript in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
5)A-DMeans with different superscript in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
6)ns : none significant.
7)*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.