Table 3. Effect of various combinations of cooking method, temperature, and time on thermophysical characteristics of cooked camel meat
| Factor | k (W/m.K) | α×10–7 (m2/s) | Cp (kJ/kg.K) | ρ (Kg/m3) | Cy (%) |
| Cooking method |
| Ohmic-sous vide cooking | 0.45b | 0.136b | 3.53a | 1,049.65b | 59.89b |
| Sous vide cooking | 0.47a | 0.134a | 3.51b | 1,051.68a | 65.89a |
| SEM | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.25 | 0.14 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Cooking temperature (°C) |
| 70 | 0.49a | 0.139a | 3.77a | 1,058.03a | 68.03a |
| 80 | 0.46b | 0.135b | 3.54b | 1,052.35b | 62.80b |
| 90 | 0.44c | 0.130c | 3.25c | 1,041.64c | 57.64c |
| SEM | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.30 | 0.16 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Cooking time (min) |
| 30 | 0.51a | 0.140a | 3.56a | 1,062.10a | 70.38a |
| 60 | 0.48b | 0.136b | 3.53b | 1,054.57b | 68.81b |
| 90 | 0.45c | 0.133c | 3.51c | 1,046.63c | 60.39c |
| 120 | 0.41d | 0.130d | 3.48d | 1,039.37d | 56.72d |
| SEM | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.35 | 0.19 |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Interactions | p-value |
| CM×CT | NS | 0.002 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| CM×CI | <0.001 | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| CT×CI | NS | NS | NS | 0.03 | <0.001 |
| CM×CT×CI | 0.01 | NS | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Different superscripts within the same column indicate significant difference (p<0.05).
p-value, the probability level (p<0.05); NS, not significantly different.
k, thermal conductivity; α, thermal diffusivity; Cp, specific heat; ρ, density; Cy, cooking yield.