Table 4. Effect of FD and different IRAFD trials on texture (hardness, chewiness) and external size of dried Protaetia brevitarsis larva

Methods	Hardness (N)	Chewiness	External size (mm²)
AD	8.26±1.71^a	4.71±1.52^a	180±4^e
FD	7.26±1.22^a	4.59±1.08^a	262±13^d
Continuous IRAFD-5.0 W/km²	5.01±0.90^b	2.02±0.18^b	497±19^a
IRAFD-5.0 W/km² at 10% WR	3.47±0.40^b	1.53±0.39^b	470±13^b
IRAFD-5.0 W/km² at 20% WR	2.68±0.34^b	1.13±0.18^b	465±15^b
IRAFD-5.0 W/km² at 30% WR	3.21±0.68^b	1.35±0.31^b	347±10^c

Means (±SD) with a different letter in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05.
AD, hot air drying; FD, freeze-drying; IRAFD, infrared assisted freeze-drying; WR, weight reduction.