Table 1
Compar ison of the soluble solid content, titratable acidity, and pH of hot-water leachate from teabags containing Citrus junos peel in relation to drying methods

Drying methods Soluble solids (°Brix) Titratable acidity (mg/100 mL) pH
Hot air (50°C) 0.13±0.06b1) 0.43±0.10c 4.81±0.03a
Cold air (30°C) 0.23±0.06a 3.58±0.93a 3.96±0.02c
Freeze (-45°C) 0.20±0.01ab 2.39±0.10b 4.06±0.03b
Means±SD (n=3) in the same column followed by same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).