Table 3. Preference evaluation of dried sweet pumpkin by pretreatment

Test1) Flavor Odor Color Hardness Sweet Overall taste Overall preference Retake opinion
OD 2.88±0.91a2) 3.22±1.04a 2.38±0.83c 2.72±1.20a 2.84±1.14a 2.78±1.13a 2.79±0.93a 2.39±1.34a
SD 3.13±0.94a 2.91±1.12a 4.25±0.84a 3.25±0.92a 3.28±1.28a 3.31±1.03a 3.33±1.05a 3.07±1.44a
MD 2.66±1.07a 2.72±1.05a 3.13±1.31b 3.35±1.02a 3.34±1.07a 3.19±1.03a 3.09±1.01a 2.57±1.55a
OD, oven-dried; SD, steam-dried; MD, microwave-dried.
The same superscripts (a-c) in a column are not significantly different each other at p⟨0.05 level by the Duncan’s multiple range test.