Table 6.
α-Tocopherol content of dehydrated taro slices stored for 34 weeks at different a w and in different packaging materials1.
a w level | Package type | Initial content (μg/g) | Final content (μg/g) | Retention (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.35 | Polyethylene | 1.59aC | 1.30aC | 82.06B |
0.40 | Polyethylene | 3.02aC | 2.03aC | 66.86B |
0.54 | Polyethylene | 6.69aB | 2.90bBC | 44.64B |
0.40 | Foil laminate | 2.79bC | 4.45aB | 160.57A |
0.54 | Foil laminate | 9.97aA | 7.59bA | 77.59B |
0.71 | Foil laminate | 8.83aA | 6.64bA | 75.23B |
1Mean of three replicates.
a-bMeans within a row with different small letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).
A–CMeans within a column with different capital letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).