. 2023 Sep 3;9(9):e19730. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19730

Table 6.

The % of moisture and free water contents per dry sample weight of duckweed sample 12 which was dried under different temperature and time conditions in a tray drier.

Drying condition		% Moisture	Water Activity
Temperature (°C)	Time (h)	% Moisture	Water Activity
50	4	4.008 ± 0.63^b	0.411 ± 0.01^bc
	5	3.502 ± 0.11^b	0.408 ± 0.03^b
	6	2.174 ± 0.42^a	0.393 ± 0.03^ab
60	4	4.156 ± 0.26^b	0.464 ± 0.01^d
	5	3.834 ± 0.23^b	0.448 ± 0.01^d
	6	1.687 ± 0.17^a	0.374 ± 0.00^a
70	4	3.942 ± 0.13^b	0.448 ± 0.01^d
	5	3.752 ± 0.87^b	0.439 ± 0.01^cd
	6	1.794 ± 0.27^a	0.382 ± 0.00^ab

Note: *Results are shown as the mean ± standard deviation of three iterations (n = 3) with different letters a–h in the same column (P < 0.05) (Duncan's New Multiple Range Test).