Table 2. Water-related characteristics of prosciutto treated to cold plasma
| Treated time (min) | Water content (%) | Water activity | WHC (%) | FFU (mg) |
| 0 | 48.18±0.29ab | 0.78±0.00a | 98.32±0.50c | 4.80±0.34ab |
| 1 | 46.65±2.11c | 0.78±0.00a | 98.34±0.08c | 3.44±0.12b |
| 3 | 46.37±1.39c | 0.78±0.00a | 98.71±0.19abc | 4.22±0.33ab |
| 5 | 47.48±0.47bc | 0.78±0.00a | 98.40±0.24bc | 5.52±0.31a |
| 7 | 49.03±0.61a | 0.78±0.00a | 98.07±0.02a | 3.15±0.17b |
| 9 | 47.01±1.85bc | 0.78±0.00a | 98.77±0.09ab | 3.50±0.23b |
Means with different superscript letters in a column are significantly different (p<0.05).
WHC, water holding capacity; FFU, filter-paper fluid uptake.