The browing, pyruvate content of sliced garlic during the drying in terms of drying temperature and sulfiting treatment were investigated. Sulfiting reduced the browning of garlic slices and prevented the reduction of pyruvate content against heat during the drying. Contents of pyruvate were decreased as the increase of drying temperature. Sulfiting treatment killed the microorganisms of sliced garlic products during the drying (Received October 25, 1991, accepted January 20, 1992).