Table 1. Soluble solid content of hot-water extract from dried persimmon leaves treated with steaming and freezing

Sample1) Soluble solids (mg/100 mL)
Control 312.00±6.00b2)
ST 324.23±6.00a
FT 292.00±2.00c
Control, non-treated before drying for 12 h at 50°C; ST, treated with steam for 30 sec at 100°C; FT, treated with cold air for 15 days at -20°C. The dried persimmon leaf powder (2 g) was extracted with hot-water (200 mL).
Means±SD (n=3) in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).