Table 1. Physicochemical properties of Momordica charantia according to different drying methods
| Drying methods1) | Moisture content (%) | Soluble solid content(°Brix) | pH | Titratable acidity2) (%) | Reducing sugar content(mg/100 g-dry weight) |
| SD | 9.85±0.263)a4) | 1.26±0.06NS5) | 4.57±0.02b | 0.63±0.02b | 280.48±9.19a |
| HD | 5.04±0.01c | 1.12±0.12 | 4.62±0.04b | 0.61±0.03b | 220.33±4.72c |
| FD | 5.36±0.29c | 1.27±0.18 | 4.79±0.03a | 0.60±0.01b | 247.13±5.87b |
| ID | 7.69±0.30b | 1.12±0.06 | 4.38±0.06c | 0.69±0.03a | 231.45±8.78c |
1)SD, sun drying; HD, hot-air drying; FD, freeze drying; ID, infrared drying.
2)Titratable acidity was expressed as percent of organic acid calculated as citric acid.
3)Values are means±SD of triplicate determinations.
4)Different superscripts within a column indicate significant differences at p<0.05.
5)Not significant.