Table 1.

Effect of different drying methods on color characteristics of green tea

Drying methods	L*	a*	b*
Fresh	16.97	−1.95	7.58
Shade drying	21.60	−1.19	8.50
Sun drying	20.10	−1.07	7.09
Oven drying (100 °C)	22.94	−1.45	9.01
Oven drying (80 °C)	21.63	−1.01	7.84
Oven drying (60 °C)	26.63	−1.39	9.97
Microwave drying	21.16	−1.58	8.59
Freeze dying	25.20	−2.81	10.88