Variation in physico-chemical, organoleptic and microbial qualities of intermediate moisture pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) slices during storage

Table 1 Moisture (g/100 g), water activity (a_w), colour values (L, a, b*) of intermediate moisture pineapple slices during storage

MOISTURE (g/100 g)					WATER ACTIVITY (a_w)				L* value				a* value				b* value
Storage	KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS
Storage	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*
INITIAL	26.56	26.56	21.67	21.67	0.671	0.671	0.666	0.666	47.42	47.42	43.12	43.12	3.84	3.84	3.89	3.89	24.34	24.34	17.26	17.26
1MAS	25.06	25.56	21.16	21.54	0.670	0.640	0.650	0.780	44.72	45.65	40.85	41.43	4.36	3.81	2.92	3.92	23.99	24.16	16.19	17.18
2MAS	24.89	25.12	20.88	21.28	0.760	0.690	0.680	0.650	41.69	44.55	36.48	40.55	4.36	3.81	2.99	4.01	23.99	24.34	14.26	17.02
3MAS	23.06	24.84	19.84	20.98	0.659	0.654	0.769	0.655	36.38	41.67	29.74	36.80	6.29	3.53	3.05	4.11	16.45	19.80	12.14	15.30
SE (± d)	0.014				0.001				0.014				0.013				0.014
SE (± m)	0.01				0.001				0.01				0.01				0.01
CD (0.05) (A X B XC)	0.03				0.003				0.03				0.029				0.03

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