Table 3.

Changes in a ^∗ (±, green/red) 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	2.08bA	2.76abA	3.93aAB	3.46abA
0.40	Polyethylene	2.95aA	3.10aA	3.88aAB	4.08aA
0.54	Polyethylene	1.63cA	2.29bcA	3.25abB	3.95aA
0.40	Foil laminate	0.77bB	3.02aA	3.76aAB	3.15aA
0.54	Foil laminate	1.93bA	3.20abA	2.77abB	3.67aA
0.71	Foil laminate	2.71bA	3.68abA	5.17aA	4.57aA

¹Mean of two replicates.

^a–cMeans 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).