Because in this study, three drying methods were investigated and based on average values, the highest value of rehydration ratio takes three and the lowest value takes one as listed in Table
3. The highest value of drying ratio takes three and the lowest takes one as listed in Table 3. The highest total soluble solids takes three and the lowest total soluble solids takes one as listed in Table 3. For the final drying time, the lowest value takes three and the highest takes one as listed in Table 3. For the final moisture content, the highest value takes three and the lowest value takes one as listed in Table 1. For the specific energy consumption, the highest average value takes one and the lowest average value takes three as listed in Table 3.To select the best drying method, which has the highest selection percentage, the all ranks are summed in vertical axes, then divided by 18. The results in Table 4 shows that the microwave oven followed by hot air cabinet dryer as a drying method achieved 78% of the optimum selection percentage. However, the optimum drying method in the current study gave selection percentage of 100%.