Table 4.
Hydrothermal treatment of defatted field cricket | Protein (g/g of freeze-dried sample) | DPPH radical scavenging activity (%) | FRAP (mM Fe2+ eq./g) |
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Control (untreated) | 1.23 ± 0.13 | 0.07 ± 0.08 | 0.30 ± 0.10 |
121°C, 15 min | 0.86 ± 0.1∗ | 39.45 ± 1.72∗ | 0.97 ± 0.06∗ |
121°C, 30 min | 0.66 ± 0.08∗# | 44.68 ± 0.88∗§ | 1.01 ± 0.03∗ |
135°C, 15 min | 0.63 ± 0.11∗# | 45.51 ± 2.64∗§ | 0.79 ± 0.07∗ |
135°C, 30 min | 0.61 ± 0.16∗# | 28.41 ± 8.11∗ | 1.13 ± 0.04∗ |
Mean values ± standard deviation (n = 3). ∗Significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) from that of the Control. #Significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) from that of the sample treated at 121°C for 15 minutes. §Significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) from that of the sample treated at 121°C for 15 minutes and at 135°C for 30 min.