Table 3 Particle size of yams grinded by various mills

Sample Particle size (μm)
Diameter at 10% Diameter at 50 % Diameter at 90 % Mean Diameter
PM80 12.07±0.65a* 29.88±2.01b 238.45±2.25b 83.46±1.94b
PM20 12.77±0.42a 37.69±0.66a 303.04±3.74a 110.73±2.48a
RM 13.67±0.77a 37.07±2.84a 311.66±4.33a 112.50±4.26a
JM3000 7.05±0.23b 21.61±0.61c 50.80±1.35c 26.78±1.58c
JM9000 3.00±0.06c 10.55±0.36d 28.75±0.69d 13.85±0.45d
PM80: Pin mill (80 mesh screen), PM20: Pin mill (20 mesh screen), RM: Roll mill, JM3000: Jet mill (3,000 rpm), JM9000: Jet mill (3,000 rpm)
Same letters in the same column are not significantly different (p<0.05)