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.