Table 3.
Antioxidant content (μg/g DM) and oxidative status (Thiols, μmol SH-group/g DM; carbonyls, nmol/mg proteins calculated on DM basis; TBARS μg of MDA/g DM) and of uncooked larvae and larvae cooked with different techniques.
| UC | OC70-30 | OC150-10 | PF | DF | MW | BO | ST | RMSE | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioxidants | ||||||||||
| γ-Tocotrienol | 0.82b | 1.11a | 1.23a | 0.55b | 1.27a | 0.77b | 0.94b | 1.14a | 0.081 | 0.038 |
| α-Tocotrienol | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.004 | 0.644 |
| δ-Tocopherol | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.064 | 0.466 |
| γ-Tocopherol | 0.15b | 0.10b | 0.10b | 0.17b | 1.18a | 1.04a | 0.09b | 0.13b | 0.07 | 0.460 |
| α-Tocopherol | 1.55C | 1.26C | 1.20C | 7.79B | 17.12A | 17.19A | 1.86C | 1.24C | 3.740 | <0.001 |
| Tocols | 2.56C | 2.52C | 2.56C | 8.55B | 17.40A | 17.40A | 2.93C | 2.55C | 47.490 | <0.001 |
| Oxidative status | ||||||||||
| Carbonyls | 8.23D | 95.38A | 117.02A | 7.95D | 7.91D | 55.99B | 15.22C | 8.87D | 5.613 | <0.001 |
| TBARS | 2.85c | 3.97b | 5.68a | 4.02b | 5.70a | 2.99c | 2.50c | 2.38d | 0.608 | 0.018 |
UC, uncooked; OC70-30, oven cooked at 70°C for 30 min; OC150-10, oven cooked at 150°C for 10 min; PF, pan fried (30 ml oil per 100 g of larvae, 2 min); DF, deep fried (300 ml of oil per 100 g of larvae, 2 min); MW, cooked in microwave (800 W per 150 s); BO, boiled (plastic bag under vacuum for 30 min); ST, steamed for 10 min.
a, b, c, dLetters show statistically significant differences among samples at P < 0.05.
A, B, C, D, ELetters show statistically significant differences among samples at P < 0.001.