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