Table 1 Length (A), volume (B), and weight (C) of dried sea cucumber under repetition of rehydration and after retort thermal processing

(A)		Rehydration cycle (n)
		1)0	1	2	3	5	Retort
		Length (mm)	R1	47.72±0.50Ac	59.11±1.79Ab	-	-	-	65.50±0.15Da
R2	47.89±0.80Ad		59.54±1.44Ac	70.58±0.51Ab	-	-	76.80±2.49Ca
R3	47.60±0.56Ae		58.93±2.03Ad	70.49±0.32Ac	81.85±1.49Ab	-	91.72±0.68Ba
R5	47.51±0.61Ae		59.27±2.05Ad	70.31±0.82Ac	82.20±1.30Ab	96.28±1.97a	97.93±2.89Aa
(B)		Rehydration cycle (n)
		0	1	2	3	5	Retort
		Volume (mL)	R1	4.44±0.44Ac	9.24±1.58Ab	-	-	-	17.00±1.22Ca
R2	4.54±0.36Ad		9.24±1.49Ac	15.90±2.01Ab	-	-	25.43±5.89Ba
R3	4.44±0.44Ae		9.58±0.86Ad	15.40±1.64Ac	27.50±2.74Ab	-	33.50±1.41Aa
R5	4.54±0.51Ae		9.67±1.72Ad	16.50±1.87Ac	27.70±4.12Ab	36.17±4.58a	37.40±3.65Aa
(C)		Rehydration cycle (n)
		0	1	2	3	5	Retort
		Weight (g)	R1	6.37±0.36Ac	9.77±1.93Ab	-	-	-	17.90±1.24Da
R2	6.38±0.35Ad		9.80±1.81Ac	16.00±2.07Ab	-	-	24.60±4.35Ca
R3	6.43±0.49Ae		10.12±1.35Ad	16.23±2.24Ac	28.90±2.18Ab	-	35.65±0.76Ba
R5	6.48±0.79Ae		10.30±2.16Ad	16.56±1.31Ac	29.69±2.35Ab	38.50±5.85a	39.86±4.33Aa

values followed by a different letter in the row are significantly different at p<0.05 level.
values followed by a different letter in the line are significantly different at p<0.05 level.
0 is dried sea cucumber.