Table 3. pH and instrument color of extracted protein solution from edible insect

WTM1) WAD WPB STM SAD SPB
pH 6.88±0.02f 6.92±0.01d 7.05±0.01c 6.91±0.01e 7.07±0.01b 7.15±0.01a
CIE L* 52.68±0.19c 70.58±0.02a 50.14±0.05d 45.31±0.07e 66.18±0.23b 43.42±1.24f
CIE a* 5.65±0.09d −0.25±0.02f 10.42±0.04b 8.42±0.04c 2.39±0.04e 13.31±0.07a
CIE b* 20.16±0.24b 26.73±0.19a 19.37±0.09c 15.29±0.11d 20.27±0.04b 14.98±0.04e
All values are mean±SD of three replicates (n=3).
Means within a column with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
All edible insect was freeze-dried defatted larvae powder (TM, Tenebrio molitor; AD, Allomyrina dichotoma; PB, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis) and W and S meant water (0.02% ascorbic acid) and salt soluble (0.56 M saline solution).