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.