Table 4. Total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of Momordica charantia according to different drying methods

Drying methods1)	Polyphenol (mg GAE2)/g)	Flavonoid (mg RE3)/g)
SD	2.75±0.034)b5)	1.45±0.01NS6)
HD	3.40±0.19a	1.54±0.16
FD	2.83±0.04b	1.47±0.08
ID	3.13±0.20a	1.65±0.15

¹⁾SD, sun drying; HD, hot-air drying; FD, freeze drying; ID, infrared drying.
²⁾GAE, gallic acid equivalents.
³⁾RE, rutin equivalents.
⁴⁾Values are means±SD of triplicate determinations.
⁵⁾Different superscripts within a column indicate significant differences at p<0.05.
⁶⁾Not significant.