Mean values with same low case superscript in the same column within the same
variable are not significantly different (P > 0.05).
Mean values with same capital case superscript in the same row are not significantly
different (P > 0.05).
Drying experiments were conducted with a combination of cultivar (‘Brightwell’ and ‘Powderblue’), pick time (pick-1: first harvest of a field in a season, and pick- 2: a subsequent harvest in the same field usually one week after the first harvest), grade (grade A and grade C) and temperature (85 C and 107 C). A factorial design based on cultivar, pick, grade and temperature was implemented on each of the four drying methods with a 1 kg sample size. Each combination of drying conditions was conducted
in duplicate. Hence a total of 128 (25 4 ¼128) drying experiments
were conducted and the dried products were stored in high barrier
polyethylene bags for subsequent quality analysis