Table 2: The total grinding time (crushing + stopping), temperature increase, and average clove diameter for the various grinding procedures.

Grinding procedure Total time (min) Temperature raising (oC) Average diameter (mm)
A 1 5.5 ±0.9 0.44 ± 0.01
B 2 8.4 ± 0.5 0.39 ± 0.01
C 8 7.7 ± 0.7 0.39 ± 0.01
D 4 10 ± 1 0.37 ± 0.00
E 22 8.2 ± 0.2 0.37 ± 0.00