Table 1. Effects of different rehydration treatments on proximate composition of sea cucumbers

Parameter	Dried sea cucumber	Rehydration methods (dry basis)
Parameter	Dried sea cucumber	KV27°C	KV15°C	UAR27 + KV15°C	UAR15 + KV15°C
Protein (%)	65.68 ± 0.14	76.47 ± 1.06^c	79.79 ± 0.65^b	82.18 ± 0.63^a	80.72 ± 0.45^a
Fat (%)	0.80 ± 0.06	0.93 ± 0.10^b	1.00 ± 0.03^b	1.04 ± 0.04^b	1.68 ± 0.04^a
Ash (%)	13.43 ± 0.23	16.01 ± 0.27^a	12.22 ± 0.07^b	9.22 ± 0.12^c	10.33 ± 0.37^c
Carbohydrate (%)	6.32 ± 0.24	6.59 ± 1.02^a	6.99 ± 0.82^a	7.56 ± 0.57^a	7.27 ± 0.16^a

Superscript with different letters in the same row indicates significant difference (p < 0.05).
KV, conventional rehydration; UAR, ultrasound-assisted rehydration.