Table 4. Changes in Hunter’s color value of oriental melon according to drying method

Parameter	Sample		Storage period (day)				F-value
Parameter	Sample		1	5	10	15	F-value
	L	HAD¹⁾	⁴⁾^c48.83±0.19^B⁵⁾	^c49.49±0.036^B	^b53.79±0.17^A	^c42.98±1.70^C	80.26^***
		CAD²⁾	^b58.56±0.53^B	^b57.82±0.42^B	^a64.88±0.08^A	^a64.97±0.94^A	135.12^***
		FD³⁾	^a68.54±0.30^B	^a74.26±0.36^A	^a64.14±0.62^C	^b53.55±076^D	780.96^***
	F-value		2171.58^***⁷⁾	4558.02^***	828.83^***	250.28^***
	a	HAD	^ns0.39±0.00^B	^ns0.41±0.00^A	^a0.38±0.00^C	^a0.41±0.01^A	92.00^***
		CAD	^ns0.37±0.00^NS	^ns0.37±0.00^NS	^b0.36±0.01^NS	^b0.36±0.01^NS	NS
		FD	^ns0.34±0.00^NS	^ns0.35±0.00^NS	^c0.35±0.00^NS	^b0.37±0.00^NS	NS
	F-value		ns⁶⁾	ns	61.00^***	99.50^***
	b	HAD	^ns0.39±0.00^B	^ns0.40±0.00^A	^a0.38±0.01^C	^ns0.40±0.00^A	24.00^***
		CAD	^ns0.37±0.00^NS	^ns0.37±0.00^NS	^b0.37±0.00^NS	^ns0.37±0.00^NS	NS
		FD	^ns0.35±0.00^NS	^ns0.35±0.00^NS	^c0.36±0.00^NS	^ns0.37±0.00^NS	NS
	F-value		ns	ns	37.00^***	ns

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⁾ns, none significant.
^7)***p<0.001