Forced air dryer and a fluidized bed dryer were used as controls. Drying times were about 50% longer at 85 °C compared to 107 °C for all drying methods. Among the drying methods; fluidized bed dryer was fastest followed by air-impingement dryer(s) and forced air dryer to achieve a final water activity of 0.55 ± 0.05. Cultivar,