Table 2.

Variation in oleoresin content of dry ginger for various slice lengths and drying methods

Slice length, (mm)	Oleoresin content (mg/g of dry ginger)
	Drying methods,
	Open sun drying	Solar tunnel drier	Tray drier 50 °C	Tray drier 55 °C	Tray drier 60 °C	Tray drier 65 °C
5	31.8	32.2	30.9	33.8	28.7	30.3
10	31.9	32.4	31.2	34.9	32.9	31.5
15	32.2	33.6	31.7	37.8	32.9	33.5
20	32.8	33.9	32.8	38.1	33.9	35.2
30	38.8	36.9	33.2	39.2	34.8	38.2
40	42.6	38.9	33.4	39.4	38.5	38.6
50	44.5	43.5	34.8	39.8	41.6	39.1
Whole (control)	45.2	43.8	36.2	40.2	42.8	41.2
			SED		CD at 5 %
Slice length			0.49		0.96
Drying methods			0.42		0.83
Slice length × Drying method			1.19		2.31

N = 3