Table 1.
General compositions and chitin contents of cricket powder with different processing conditions
| LP1) | Hot-air2) | Roasting3) | Frying4) | Mean |
General components | Moisture (%) | 1.44±0.02a | 7.25±0.03b | 12.63±0.13c | 14.28±0.63d | 8.90±5.26 |
Crude protein (%) | 64.44±0.11d | 62.19±0.65c | 55.08±0.07b | 26.48±0.21a | 52.05±15.84 |
Crude fat (%) | 15.53±0.19a | 15.47±0.43a | 17.27±0.18b | 45.87±0.04c | 23.54±13.49 |
Crude ash (%) | 5.42±0.22d | 4.37±0.05c | 3.86±0.03b | 1.74±0.01a | 3.85±1.41 |
Crude fiber (%) | 10.38±0.17c | 9.32±0.01a | 10.07±0.04b | 10.02±0.14b | 9.95±0.42 |
NFE5) (%) | 2.79±0.30b | 1.40±0.24a | 1.19±0.18a | 1.61±0.24a | 1.72±0.70 |
Chitin (%) | 9.77±0.06b | 12.25±0.05c | 11.27±0.05c | 6.36±0.33a | 9.91±2.39 |
Lyophilization process.
Hot-air process (90°C for 7 hr).
Roasting process (160°C for 40 min).
Frying process (180°C for 30 sec).
Nitrogen free extract.