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Table 2 The colour of sea cucumber C. frondosa protein hydrolysates

From: Antioxidant potential and physicochemical properties of protein hydrolysates from body parts of North Atlantic sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa)

Sample

L

a

b

Body wall

 BW

57.92 ± 0.35a

2.79 ± 0.55b

17.05 ± 0.19a

 BWA

55.60 ± 0.72b

3.86 ± 0.58a

18.03 ± 0.88a

 BWF

50.59 ± 0.22d

2.70 ± 0.09b

17.32 ± 0.87a

 BWC

54.33 ± 0.69b

2.67 ± 0.44b

17.74 ± 0.57a

 BW (C + F)

52.62 ± 0.05c

2.91 ± 0.24b

18.14 ± 0.96a

 BW (A + F)

56.68 ± 0.47a

3.89 ± 0.46a

18.13 ± 0.78a

Flower

 FL

43.66 ± 0.30a

2.92 ± 0.11b

17.06 ± 0.05c

 FLA

42.88 ± 0.15b

3.92 ± 0.32a

18.11 ± 0.62b

 FLF

41.26 ± 0.40b

3.25 ± 0.15b

18.91 ± 0.11a

 FLC

42.11 ± 0.04b

3.87 ± 0.10a

17.03 ± 0.10c

 FL (C + F)

42.46 ± 0.26b

2.34 ± 0.04c

18.99 ± 0.07b

 FL (A + F)

41.97 ± 0.28b

3.31 ± 0.33b

18.00 ± 0.29a

Internal organs

 IN

41.89 ± 0.78a

2.92 ± 0.05b

17.01 ± 0.21b

 INA

43.25 ± 0.35a

2.14 ± 0.56c

18.18 ± 1.21a

 INF

43.13 ± 0.39a

3.35 ± 0.26a

18.05 ± 0.11a

 INC

42.34 ± 0.32a

3.65 ± 0.57a

17.58 ± 1.23a

 IN (C + F)

43.00 ± 0.33a

3.21 ± 0.70a

18.80 ± 0.89a

 IN (A + F)

43.49 ± 0.67a

3.26 ± 0.45a

17.11 ± 0.46a

  1. L, whiteness; a, redness; b, yellowness; BW Body wall, FL Flower, IN Internal organs, A Alcalase, F Flavourzyme, C Corolase, C + F Mixture of Corolase and Flavourzyme, A + F Mixture of Alcalase and Flavourzyme;
  2. Data are expressed as means ±SD from triplicate determinations
  3. Different superscripts in each column for the same colour parameter of protein hydrolysates prepared from each body part indicates significant difference at p < 0.05