Table 3.
Colour parameters of dried mealworm larvae.
| Colour Parameters |
High-Frequency Dried | Rack Oven Dried |
Infrared Dried | Microwave Dried | Freeze Dried |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L* | 33.00 ± 0.43 a | 41.27 ± 1.44 b | 50.27 ± 0.99 c | 60.60 ± 0.47 d | 66.13 ± 0.71 e |
| a* | 9.73 ± 0.05 a | 11.33 ± 0.11 a | 17.47 ± 0.52 b | 16.20 ± 0.16 b | 12.07 ± 0.20 c |
| b* | 19.00 ± 0.19 a | 20.13 ± 0.24 a | 36.00 ± 0.16 b | 46.93 ± 0.29 c | 44.47 ± 0.05 d |
Data are shown as means ± SEM of three replicates. Significantly different means within one row do not share the same letters (analysed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test, p < 0.05).