Effects of drying methods in gaining of extracted material, phenolic content, and antioxidant activity of guava leaves have been investigated. The drying methods tested were air-drying, microwave oven-drying, and oven-drying at 60 oC. The determination of extracted material compound showed that the air-drying, microwave oven-drying, and aven-drying at 60 oC contained 184.767, 333.767, and 208.533 mg/g, respectively. Phenolic content of these samples were 46.0474, 53.8402, and 51.4532 mg/g, respectively. IC50 of these sample were 0.529, 0.477, and 0.505 mg/mL, respectively. Among the drying methods tested, the highest extracted material, phenolic concentration, and antioxidant activity were by microwave oven-drying.
Keywords: drying method, microwave oven, guava leaves