Table 1. Physicochemical properties of 6-year-old red ginseng by grade

Grade Weight (g) Volume (cm3) Density (g/cm3) Body length (cm) Leg length (cm) Ratio of body and leg
Cheon1) 21.97±2.922)a3) 16.47±2.45a 1.34±0.05c 6.96±0.96a 4.07±0.87a 1.83±0.63b
Ji 21.99±3.06a 16.96±2.81a 1.30±0.07b 6.49±0.97b 4.35±0.77a 1.58±0.52a
Yang 21.88±2.52a 16.81±2.21a 1.31±0.09bc 6.18±1.31b 4.88±1.32b 1.42±0.66a
Gi 24.91±3.11b 20.10±3.16b 1.25±0.09a 6.42±1.47b 4.78±1.38b 1.55±0.86a
Cheon, 1st grade; Ji, 2nd grade; Yang, 3rd grade; Gi, out of grade ginseng.
Values of weight, volume, and density are mean±standard deviation (n=50).
Means significantly different between grades by Duncan’s multi-range test (p⟨0.05).