Table 3. pH and instrument color of edible insect protein extracted at different pressure levels

High pressure (MPa)
Control1) 100 200 300 400 500
pH 7.62±0.01c 7.63±0.01c 7.65±0.01b 7.66±0.01b 7.68±0.02a 7.68±0.01a
CIE L* 26.15±0.27 25.52±0.45 25.95±0.32 26.12±0.22 26.16±0.13 26.16±0.15
CIE a* 1.57±0.07a 1.34±0.18b 1.27±0.07bc 1.19±0.06c 1.19±0.06c 1.20±0.04c
CIE b* 2.26±0.27a 1.68±0.42b 1.61±0.07b 1.57±0.05b 1.61±0.05b 1.64±0.04b
All values are mean±SD of three replicates (n=3).
Means within a row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
P. brevitarsis seulensis was high hydrostatic pressured at 0 (control), 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 MPa.