The loss is directly influenced with the exposure intensity (37-45°C for sun drying and 0.45kW for MW) and time (8 hours for sun drying and 10 minutes for MW). The standard deviation value of MW drying (0.058) is lesser compared to the sun drying (0.0935).
The consistency in drying is much higher in MW drying compared to sun drying. This could be due to the fact that the peels are exposed to a fixed exposure intensity and time compared to sun drying