Table 4. Textural properties of dried lotus root depending on drying methods
| Hardness(kg/cm2) | Strength(kg/cm2) |
| Freeze drying | 0.18±0.021) | 1.75±0.65 |
| Cold vacuum drying | 5.31±0.84***2) | 314.6±130.63*** |
Values represent mean±SD (n=3).
Means followed by three asterisks within the same columns are significantly different by t-test (p<0.001).