. 2020 May 25;11:884. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00884

TABLE 2.

TVC and moisture content of crickets after different thermal inactivation steps.

Thermal treatment	TVC of untreated crickets [Log₁₀ CFU/g_DM]	TVC of treated crickets [Log₁₀ CFU/g_DM]	Moisture content of untreated crickets [%]	Moisture content of treated crickets [%]
Boiling	8.42 ± 0.17^a	1.69 ± 0.04^a	70.38 ± 1.03^a	79.68 ± 1.74^a
Autoclaving	8.55 ± 0.08^a	<1.52*^b	70.35 ± 1.96^a	69.68 ± 1.08^b
Steaming	8.79 ± 0.52^a	1.56 ± 0.02^b	68.83 ± 1.71^a	72.39 ± 1.39^b

*Below the detection limit. Letters in the columns represent significant differences at the significance level p < 0.001.