Assessment of the Quality Characteristics of Stropharia rugosoannulata Subjected to Five Different Drying Methods

Figure 2

The colour variation of S. rugosoannulata dehydrated by different drying methods. (a, b) The colour variation of caps and stipes, respectively. , , and represented the lightness, redness, and yellowness of the cap of the dried mushrooms, respectively. , , and represented those of the stipes, respectively. and mean the colour difference between the dried mushrooms and the fresh samples in the caps and stipes, respectively. Each value is expressed as a mean with an error bar of SE (). Different letters in the same group indicated significant differences at .

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