Table 3.
Total viable counts and yeast and mould counts on raw and processed products.
| Insect Species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. illucens | A. domesticus | R. differens | S. littoralis | |
| Total viable count (Log CFU/g) | ||||
| Raw | 7.7 Eb | 8.3 Fc | 9.1 Ed | 7.0 Ea |
| Boiled | 2.6 Bb (–66.2) | 2.3 Ba (–72.3) | 2.8 Bc (–69.2) | 2.6 Bb (–62.9) |
| Toasted | 2.8 BCa (–63.6) | 3.1 Cd (–62.7) | 2.9 Bb (–68.1) | 3.0 BCc (–57.1) |
| Solar-dried | 7.8 Eb (+1.3) | 8.8 Fc (+6.0) | 9.2 Ed (+1.1) | 7.4 Ea (+5.7) |
| Oven-dried | 6.2 Da (–19.4) | 6.8 Eb (–18.1) | 6.8 Db (–25.3) | 6.4 Dc (–8.6) |
| Boiled + Solar-dried | 3.1 Ca (–59.7) | 3.9 Db (–53.0) | 3.2 Ba (–64.8) | 3.1 Ca (–55.7) |
| Toasted + Solar-dried | 3.0 BCab (–61.0) | 3.1 Cb (–62.6) | 3.9 Cc (–57.1) | 2.9 BC (–58.6) |
| Boiled + Oven-dried | 1.6 Ab (–79.2) | 1.0 Aa (–87.9) | 1.8 Ac (80.2) | 1.7 Abc (75.7) |
| Toasted + Oven-dried | 1.8 Ab (–76.6) | 1.3 Aa (–78.3) | 2.0Ac (–78.0) | 2.1 Ac (–70.0) |
| Yeast and mould count (Log CFU/g) | ||||
| Raw | 7.6 Cb | 7.8 Cb | 8.2 Cc | 6.4 Ba |
| Boiled | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Toasted | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Solar-dried | 6.5 Ba (–14.5) | 7.0 Bb (–10.2) | 8.0 Bc (–2.4) | 6.3 Ba (–1.5) |
| Oven-dried | 4.2 Ab (–44.7) | 3.2 Aa (–59.0) | 5.5 Ac (–32.9) | 3.0 Aa (–53.1) |
| Boiled + Solar-dried | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Toasted + Solar-dried | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Boiled + Oven-dried | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Toasted + Oven-dried | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Means on the same column followed by the same capital letters, and means on the same row followed by the same small letters are not significantly different (p < 0.05; n = 3). Values in parentheses are the percent change relative to the raw product.