Drying Temperature (°C) |
50 |
60 |
70 |
80 |
Drying rate (g/h) |
9.7000d |
11.7778c |
12.9167b |
16.0667a |
Crude ash (%) |
2.9122a |
2.5050b |
2.0006c |
1.6222d |
Crude fibre (%) |
18.9267b |
20.2500b |
24.6728a |
25.4106a |
Crude fat (%) |
3.1089c |
3.5650b |
3.7339a |
3.8439a |
Crude protein (%) |
11.1022b |
11.6572a |
12.1878a |
12.5739a |
Bulk density (g/cm3) |
0.5929a |
0.5362b |
0.6111a |
0.5466b |
Least gelation concentration, LGC (%) |
20.0000a |
17.1667b |
20.6667a |
21.3333a |
Water absorption capacity, WAC (%) |
1.2583a |
1.1750a |
0.9833b |
0.7417c |
*Means with the same letter are not significantly different but means with different letters are significantly different (at P ≤ 0.05) using Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test |