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.