Table 2. Effect of TG on pH and color based on the mixing ratio of TVP and TM

Traits T11) T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10
pH Raw 6.39±0.02d 6.37±0.01de 6.45±0.02c 6.53±0.01b 6.90±0.02a 6.29±0.01f 6.35±0.01e 6.46±0.01c 6.54±0.02b 6.93±0.04a
Cooked 6.30±0.03h 6.42±0.01f 6.57±0.02e 6.66±0.03c 6.96±0.01b 6.38±0.02g 6.45±0.01f 6.60±0.02de 6.62±0.01d 7.05±0.02a
Color of raw emulsion CIE L* 28.40±1.98e 31.57±2.54cd 31.53±1.09cd 34.01±1.36b 77.48±1.42a 30.19±1.44de 30.95±3.41cd 32.79±0.87bc 34.64±1.36b 78.32±0.95a
CIE a* 4.63±0.26d 5.11±0.16c 5.35±0.18ab 5.14±0.11bc 0.56±0.08f 4.24±0.17e 5.41±0.48a 5.20±0.14abc 5.05±0.13c –0.63±0.09f
CIE b* 7.25±1.01c 9.04±0.93b 9.01±0.61b 8.92±0.37b 16.17±0.21a 7.29±0.36c 9.27±1.49b 8.99±0.38b 9.43±0.19b 16.78±0.46a
Color of heated emulsion CIE L* 38.94±0.76b 33.99±0.84d 33.76±1.12d 39.25±0.98b 83.35±0.88a 35.63±1.18c 33.74±0.64d 34.12±0.80d 36.04±0.89c 84.10±1.61a
CIE a* 5.23±0.19c 5.41±0.20b 5.74±0.24a 5.72±0.17a 0.45±0.06d 5.19±0.18c 5.43±0.21b 5.74±0.19a 5.65±0.18a 0.50±0.10d
CIE b* 10.74±0.49b 9.47±0.65d 10.01±0.70cd 11.10±0.33b 14.99±0.30a 9.88±0.54cd 9.62±0.40d 10.18±0.41c 9.98±0.31cd 14.75±0.55a
All values are mean±SD of three replicates (n=3).
T1, TVP0:TM100; T2, TVP25:TM75; T3, TVP50:TM50; T4, TVP75:TM25; T5, TVP100:TM0; T6, TVP0:TM100 with TG; T7, TVP25:TM75 with TG; T8, TVP50:TM50 with TG; T9, TVP75:TM25 with TG; T10, TVP100:TM0 with TG.
Different letter in superscript meant significant difference (p<0.05).
TG, transglutaminase; TVP, textured vegetable proteins; TM, Tenebrio molitor larvae.