Table 1. Changes in the moisture content (%) of oriental melon according to drying method
Sample | Storage period (day) | F-value |
1 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| HAD1) | 4)b6.57±0.12A5) | b6.49±0.17A | c5.27±0.06B | c5.38±0.13B | 99.86*** |
CAD2) | a9.30±0.98A | a7.45±0.01B | b7.27±0.02B | a7.67±0.15B | 10.71** |
FD3) | b7.58±0.15A | a7.48±0.08A | a7.46±0.11A | b6.30±0.02B | 110.376*** |
F-value | 17.37**6) | 79.41*** | 828.26*** | 297.67*** | |
Mean±SD.
1)HAD : Hot air-drying.
2)CAD : Cold air-drying.
3)FD : Freeze-drying.
4)a-dMeans with different superscript in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
5)A-DMeans with different superscript in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
6)**p<0.01, ***p<0.001