Cashew Nut Quality as Influenced by Microwave Heating Used for Stored Grain Insect Control

Table 2

Values of different quality parameters of microwave (MW) pretreated cashew nut.

S. number	Power level (W)	Exposure time (s)	Moisture content; (%wb)	Water activity	Colour change; ()	Temperature rise, °C; ()
1	240	30	2.40	0.489	6.11	35.63
2		60	2.38	0.469	7.81	46.20
3		90	2.32	0.498	8.37	50.27
4		120	2.29	0.430	10.11	57.40
5		180	2.16	0.433	10.54	63.80
6		240	1.97	0.421	11.00	75.30
7	360	30	2.37	0.412	7.12	37.07
8		60	2.38	0.418	8.18	48.70
9		90	2.33	0.418	8.91	52.40
10		120	2.26	0.357	10.82	59.43
11		180	2.07	0.350	11.02	67.33
12		240	1.95	0.347	11.53	87.10
13	480	30	2.35	0.402	9.53	40.67
14		60	2.36	0.440	10.51	52.43
15		90	2.32	0.444	10.80	58.43
16		120	2.16	0.362	11.81	67.47
17		180	1.91	0.401	12.88	73.50
18		240	1.54	0.371	12.96	93.10