Table 6. Moisture content of dried persimmons during drying period by hot-air drying according to cultivars and fruit grades.
Cultivar | Fruit grade | Moisture content(%) |
0 days | 2 days | 4 days | 6 days | 8 days | 10 days | 12 days |
Bansi | 2L | 70.6a z | 61.0a | 54.0a | 47.6a | 37.5a | 29.1a | 16.0a |
L | 70.0a | 60.6a | 49.3b | 41.3b | 34.9b | 27.5a | 13.8b |
M | 70.4a | 60.9a | 48.4b | 37.3c | 30.8c | 21.4b | 12.5c |
S | 69.7a | 56.9b | 46.4b | 35.8c | 27.0d | 17.9b | 10.0d |
Godongsi | 2L | 69.0a | 59.9a | 52.6a | 44.4a | 40.7a | 32.7a | 18.5a |
L | 70.7a | 59.1a | 50.9a | 42.6ab | 38.1b | 28.8b | 13.5b |
M | 68.0a | 55.1b | 47.7b | 39.6b | 30.0c | 23.1c | 12.2b |
S | 68.5a | 54.4b | 46.1b | 39.1b | 28.6c | 21.4c | 11.0b |
Mean values (n=5) within columns by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05.