Table 1.
Physicochemical properties of air -dr ied and sun-dried red pepper

Physicochemical properties	Air-dried red pepper (n=20)	Sun-dried red pepper (n=20)
Moisture(%)	10.38±0.14~15.60±0.26	9.46±0.19~17.22±0.13
Capsaicin (mg%)	7.05±0.39~98.12±0.66	0.42±0.00~126.46±1.04
Dihydrocapsaicin (mg%)	3.80±0.24~28.27±0.32	0.01±0.00~37.64±0.27
Capsaicinoids (CAP+DHC)	10.85±0.36~126.39±0.93	0.43±0.00~164.09±1.31
SHU1)	1,627±5.4~18,958±13.95	64±0.2~24.613±19.65
ASTA	49.12±0.65~154.69±0.39	70.08±0.04~182.13±0.91
Fructose(%)	5.95±0.28~12.28±0.31	5.72±0.03~13.38±0.10
Glucose(%)	3.06±0.29~8.66±0.31	3.15±0.12~9.28±0.15
Sucrose(%)	0.11±0.02~1.43±0.31	0.02±0.00~0.83±0.13
Total freesugar (%)	10.82±0.25~20.77±0.57	9.26±0.47~23.10±0.53
Ascorbic acid(mg%)	0.00±10.1~1,010±30.0	620±10.1~1,050±30.0
Lightness(L)	34.32±0.03~43.59±0.10	35.43±0.35~42.47±0.22
Redness(a)	14.62±0.11~28.07±0.23	15.21±0.19~22.80±0.11
Yellowness(b)	10.04±0.02~19.14±0.09	10.82±0.15~17.60±0.67

Scoville heat unit
Value represent the mean±SD (n=20)