Table 2.
Changes in L ∗ (0 to 100, dark to light) color values of dehydrated taro slices stored at different a w levels and in different packaging materials1.
a w level | Package type | Storage time (wk) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 13 | 26 | 34 | ||
0.35 | Polyethylene | 74.32abA | 79.22aA | 68.23bAB | 73.90abA |
0.40 | Polyethylene | 70.61aA | 72.57aA | 72.07aAB | 68.86aA |
0.54 | Polyethylene | 70.90aA | 72.11aA | 76.68aAB | 74.53aA |
0.40 | Foil laminate | 78.73aA | 70.51aA | 73.13aAB | 74.65aA |
0.54 | Foil laminate | 73.83aA | 70.41aA | 78.65aA | 73.26aA |
0.71 | Foil laminate | 69.49aA | 72.41aA | 67.65aB | 76.70aA |
1Mean of two replicates.
a-bMeans within a row with different small letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).
A-BMeans within a column with different capital letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).