Research Article

Effects of Blanching and Drying Condition on the Quality of Small Shrimp (Acetes)

Table 3

Effect of blanching time on color.

Blanching time (min)

Control61.23 ± 0.42d3.89 ± 0.04a7.19 ± 0.17d0
263.38 ± 0.84c2.57 ± 0.37e7.24 ± 0.05d2.53 ± 0.89
463.50 ± 0.70bc3.33 ± 0.10d7.44 ± 0.11c2.37 ± 0.63
663.54 ± 1.02bc3.48 ± 0.07ad7.54 ± 0.09bc2.38 ± 0.99
865.00 ± 1.16a3.66 ± 0.05bc7.64 ± 0.05a3.81 ± 1.15