Table 1. The moisture content and pH of non-fermented and fermented Platycodon grandiflorum after the 1st and 3rd steaming treatments

Characteristics 1st steaming 3rd steaming
Non-fermented Fermented Non-fermented Fermented
Moisture (%) 13.2±0.11) 11.9±0.2 7.7±0.3 7.3±0.2
pH 4.7±0.1 4.6±0.1 4.4±0.1 4.3±0.1
All values are mean±SD.