. 2016 May 26;16:143. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1132-y

Table 1.

Residual moisture using freeze and oven drying methods

Drying method	Drying time (h)	Residual moisture (kg water/kg dry matter)
Freeze dried	16	0.087 ± 0.002^b
40 °C	22	0.093 ± 0.002^a
50 °C	17	0.094 ± 0.002^a
60 °C	12	0.096 ± 0.004^a

Means in the same column with different letter(s) ^(a-b) differ significantly (P < 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range tests