Table 4. Quality analysis of steamed sweet pumpkin for each drying condition

Exp. Y11) Y22) Y33) Y44) Y55) Y66) Y77) Y88)
1 50.77±0.379) 0.908±0.025 22.00±1.00 11.61±1.29 31.29±0.65 19.71±0.98 8.67±1.20 13.67±0.83
2 26.70±0.14 0.884±0.005 29.67±0.58 19.8±0.79 48.63±3.29 20.28±0.42 20.39±0.32 17.16±0.18
3 16.81±0.11 0.840±0.044 34.00±2.00 10.54±0.36 22.72±1.13 24.46±1.3 26.07±2.27 21.52±1.58
4 46.91±0.35 0.891±0.017 25.33±1.15 2.28±0.03 9.21±0.06 22.37±2.23 25.52±2.95 15.66±1.79
5 18.99±0.06 0.846±0.003 30.33±0.58 4.68±0.08 13.77±0.19 27.97±0.17 26.18±0.26 20.83±0.88
6 14.77±0.10 0.777±0.052 35.33±1.15 11.38±0.54 28.76±0.34 32.61±1.45 33.19±3.23 31.60±2.51
7 44.11±0.08 0.838±0.027 27.67±0.58 1.87±0.03 5.68±0.07 47.28±3.18 53.97±3.56 45.45±3.75
8 14.52±0.12 0.676±0.010 35.33±1.53 6.69±0.41 17.41±1.42 76.51±1.91 89.68±2.36 76.11±2.29
9 13.07±0.07 0.654±0.016 47.33±0.58 23.72±0.64 19.82±1.15 81.95±1.93 95.65±2.51 85.28±1.91
10 17.66±0.06 0.810±0.010 34.33±1.53 3.55±0.47 14.09±0.13 25.41±2.08 25.39±2.78 21.09±2.98
11 19.12±0.17 0.820±0.040 34.00±1.00 4.72±0.41 13.79±0.31 24.43±0.36 25.36±1.22 20.35±3.55
12 20.18±0.20 0.820±0.000 34.67±1.15 4.02±0.33 14.18±0.52 30.72±4.30 25.52±2.15 20.62±3.52
13 19.25±0.38 0.820±0.030 33.33±1.53 4.65±0.29 14.17±0.71 27.47±2.85 26.29±3.21 21.03±2.73
Moisture contents (%).
Water activity (Aw).
Soluble solids (°Brix).
Strength (kg/cm2).
Hardness (kg/cm2).
Fructose (mg/g).
Glucose (mg/g).
Sucrose (mg/g).
Values are mean±standard deviations of three (n=3) measurements.