Table 2. Physicochemical characteristics of hot-air dried Actinidia arguta by various pretreatment of osmotic dehydration

Sample¹⁾	Physicochemical characteristics
Sample¹⁾	Crude protein (%)	L^*⁴⁾	a^*	b^*	Total soluble solids (°Brix)	pH
CONT	3.90±0.14²⁾^ab3)	47.03±3.08^de	-1.45±0.60^ab	25.52±1.50^de	10.20±0.00^a	3.69±0.02^e
SUC3O	3.93±0.46^ab	46.96±3.84^de	-1.15±0.85^bc	24.73±2.36^cd	11.07±0.06^b	3.59±0.01^a
SUC3X	3.67±0.87^ab	46.08±2.09^cd	-1.04±0.38^bc	24.22±2.28^cd	11.73±0.12^c	3.68±0.01^de
SUC5O	3.42±0.54^a	48.99±2.72^e	-1.79±0.57^a	26.59±1.99^e	13.17±0.06^d	3.64±0.01^c
SUC5X	3.82±0.23^ab	46.09±3.68^cd	-0.78±1.18^cd	25.17±2.66^cde	11.13±0.06^b	3.66±0.02^cde
SOR3O	3.86±0.18^ab	44.02±3.82^bc	-1.21±0.53^abc	23.56±3.07^bc	11.93±0.06^c	3.63±0.01^bc
SOR3X	5.02±0.63^b	41.13±3.59^a	-0.29±1.51^d	22.02±1.67^ab	14.97±0.58^f	3.69±0.05^e
SOR5O	4.00±0.30^ab	41.09±2.97^a	-0.61±1.05^cd	21.91±2.64^a	14.40±0.35^e	3.65±0.01^cd
SOR5X	3.14±1.69^a	42.26±2.13^ab	-1.09±0.76^bc	22.36±1.64^ab	14.53±0.31^e	3.60±0.01^ab

CONT, no treatment; SUC3O, sucrose 50 °Brix solution with ascorbic acid 2% in 30; SUC3X, sucrose 50 °Brix solution in 30; SUC5O, sucrose 50 °Brix solution with ascorbic acid 2% in 55; SUC5X, sucrose 50 °Brix solution in 55; SOR3O, sorbitol 50 °Brix solution with ascorbic acid 2% in 30; SOR3X, sorbitol 50 °Brix solution in 30; SOR5O, sorbitol 50 °Brix solution with ascorbic acid 2% in 55; SOR5X, sorbitol 50 °Brix solution in 55.
Values are mean±SD (crude protein, total soluble solids and pH; n=3, L^*, a^* and b^*; n=18).
Values followed by different uppercase letter (^a-f) within a column are significantly different at p<0.05 based on Duncan’s multiple rage test.
L*, lightness; a*, redness; b*, yellowness.