Table 4.

Changes in b ^∗ (±, blue/yellow) 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	11.58cA	13.61bcB	17.09aB	15.64abB
0.40	Polyethylene	13.21aA	13.56aB	16.41aB	15.60aB
0.54	Polyethylene	11.70bA	13.72abB	15.20aB	16.51aB
0.40	Foil laminate	12.05bA	15.34abAB	17.35aB	16.82aB
0.54	Foil laminate	11.93bA	15.79aAB	16.75aB	18.49aAB
0.71	Foil laminate	12.59cA	17.72bA	21.52aA	21.01abA

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).