Research Article
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 |
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