Table 1.

Percentage of moisture loss and changes in color and texture of sun treated oyster mushroom.

Size	Duration of sun exposure (hour)	Loss of moisture (%)	Minimum Temp. (°C)	Maximum Temp. (°C)	Color change	Texture change
1 cm3	0.5	19.3	21	23	Not observable	None
	1.0	31.4	21	27	Very light brown	Very slight shrinking
	3.0	67.0	21	32	Brown	Shrank
	8.0	91.0	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank
	16.0	90.2	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank
4 cm3	0.5	11.4	21	23	Not observable	None
	1.0	27.4	21	27	Very light brown	Very slight shrinking
	3.0	59.7	21	32	Light brown	Shrank
	8.0	89.7	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank
	16.0	90.9	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank
9 cm3	0.5	12.0	21	23	Not observable	None
	1.0	23.4	21	27	Not observable	Not observable
	3.0	62.2	21	32	Brown	Shrank
	8.0	90.2	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank
	16.0	90.7	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank
Whole	0.5	0.5	21	23	Not observable	None
	1.0	7.6	21	27	Not observable	None
	3.0	35.0	21	32	Very light brown	Very slight shrinking
	8.0	74.6	21	34	Brown	Shrank
	16.0	90.8	21	34	Dark brown	Totally shrank