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Bitter gourd was cut into circular slices of
thickness 2-3 mm. The initial amount 300 gm each
of bitter gourd slices, coriander, mint and 220 gm of
curry leaves were kept for drying in different
treatments and decrease in weight was noted every
24 hours till it gives constant weight. In all cases the
materials were uniformly spread. After completion
of drying decrease in dry weight, relative water
content was also determined. The dried samples
were grinded and passed through 0.5 mm sieve to
get equal size and packed in air tight polythene bags
for analyses of nutrient uptake.
The loss of water from vegetables during
drying at various stages was measured after every
24 hrs. by calculating relative water content