Moisture contents of all samples are shown in Fig. 3. Cooking significantly decreased moisture content of samples, as expected, from ~ 74% in RAW up to ~ 63% (g H2O / 100 g sample). The short times of steam cooking resulted in higher moisture contents in the steam cooked samples LS and HS (both EXT and INT). The significantly lower moisture content observed in NS (both EXT and INT) was linked to the longer cooking times needed to reach the selected temperature (74 °C at their thermal centre) as previously reported.