Table 3

Osmotic process duration (min)	60	120	180
Drying rate (g/h)	12.4417^a	12.6917^a	12.7125^a
Crude ash (%)	1.8854^c	2.3604^b	2.5342^a
Crude fibre (%)	21.0571^c	22.2412^b	23.6467^a
Crude fat (%)	3.5042^b	3.5446^b	3.6400^a
Crude protein (%)	12.5671^a	11.9158^a	11.1579^b
Bulk density (g/cm³)	0.5846^a	0.5638^a	0.5668^a
Least gelation concentration, LGC (%)	18.2500^b	20.3750^a	20.7500^a
Water absorption capacity, WAC (%)	1.0625^a	1.1687^a	0.8875^b

*Means with the same letter are not significantly different but means with different letters are significantly different (at P ≤ 0.05) using Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test.

Table 3: Effect of osmotic process duration on drying rate and post-drying qualities of okra*.