Table 3. Hardness of hot-air dried applemango leathers prepared with tapioca starch, gelatin, or no additives

Group1) Hardness (MPa)
CAG ND2)
CON 3.29±0.973)b4)
TSG 5.03±0.64a
GLG 5.42±0.97a
CAG, commercial dried applemango slices; CON, hot-air dried applemango fruit leathers with no additives; TSG, hot-air dried applemango fruit leathers with tapioca starch; GLG, hot-air dried applemango fruit leathers with gelatin.
ND, not determined.
Values are mean±SD (n=24).
Means with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) based on Tukey’s HSD test.