Table 1. Color and hardness of prosciutto depending on the various UV-C irradiation conditions

Variable	Irradiation time (min)	CIE L*	CIE a*	CIE b*	ΔE	Hardness (N)
Control	0	60.53±9.78^ab	15.54±5.32^bc	21.13±3.16^e	-	34.88±6.34^e
265/10¹⁾	1	55.27±5.76^c	17.31±3.42^abc	22.46±3.49^de	8.56±3.33^a	49.59±14.10^de
	5	57.74±1.11^bc	19.09±0.68^a	24.18±0.24^bc	5.53±0.77^bc	66.17±9.02^abcd
	10	63.16±1.91^a	14.91±2.05^c	23.82±1.32^bcd	1.65±1.25^e	64.07±30.37^abcd
265/50	1	60.83±1.22^ab	14.94±0.75^c	24.21±0.67^bc	3.45±0.49^d	58.59±16.74^bcd
	5	58.31±2.63^abc	17.8±1.37^abc	24.97±0.76^ab	5.42±2.05^bcd	49.59±15.94^de
	10	59.17±3.08^abc	16.65±2.18^abc	25.50±0.27^ab	5.75±1.36^b	64.06±10.19^abcd
	15	60.90±1.31^ab	14.88±1.41^bc	26.58±0.56^a	5.79±0.51^b	50.95±11.50^d
275/10	1	58.29±1.40^abc	18.60±1.26^a	23.89±0.34^bcd	4.85±1.40^bcd	57.97±12.53^cd
	5	60.95±2.53^ab	15.37±2.23^c	25.24±0.56^ab	5.15±0.61^bcd	76.77±5.83^a
	10	59.37±2.61^abc	15.86±1.52^bc	22.83±1.24^cd	3.50±1.32^cd	75.14±19.05^ab
275/50	1	56.42±1.79^bc	19.51±1.66^a	24.78±0.44^b	6.96±1.81^ab	60.45±6.77^abcd
	5	57.54±0.62^bc	19.42±0.58^a	24.54±0.90^bc	6.01±0.94^b	68.89±5.26^abc
	10	57.90±5.70^bc	17.64±4.19^abc	24.93±0.50^ab	8.10±2.33^a	63.14±14.88^abcd
	15	58.18±3.95^abc	17.08±2.31^abc	24.98±0.24^ab	6.03±2.27^b	49.33±9.76^de

UV-C condition: wavelength (nm)/watt (mW).
Means with different letters in a column are significantly different (p<0.05).
UV-C, ultraviolet-C.