Table 3. Weight loss of dried persimmons during drying period by hot-air drying according to cultivars and fruit grades.

Cultivar	Fruit grade	Weight loss (%)
		0 daysy	2 days	4 days	6 days	8 days	10 days	12 days
Bansi	2L	28.8bz	47.6b	55.8b	62.1b	67.7c	70.8c	73.5c
	L	32.6a	47.1b	56.6b	63.5ab	69.4b	72.1b	74.6b
	M	33.0a	49.6ab	59.7ab	65.6ab	70.1b	72.6b	74.9b
	S	35.5a	53.9a	62.4a	67.9a	71.8a	74.2a	76.0a
Godongsi	2L	28.0c	45.0b	55.2b	62.1b	66.0c	69.3c	72.3b
	L	32.2b	50.3a	59.9a	66.0a	69.3b	71.9b	74.0a
	M	35.0ab	50.8a	60.5a	66.5a	70.3ab	72.9ab	74.9a
	S	37.6a	53.1a	62.7a	68.5a	72.0a	74.1a	75.6a

Mean values (n=10) within columns by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05.
Fruit weight after pretreatment with ripening agent