肯尼亚可食用的木虫幼虫的营养成分
Shadrack Kibet1,2, Cynthia M Mudalungu1,3, Brian O Ochieng1
1International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
PloS one
|June 6, 2024
概括
富含蛋白质和必需氨基酸的木虫幼虫提供了可持续和营养丰富的食物来源. 它们的消费可以打击营养不良,有利于环境.
科学领域:
- 昆虫学 昆虫学是一门学科.
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 可持续的粮食系统可持续的粮食系统
背景情况:
- 可食用昆虫正在获得关注,作为可持续的,营养密集的食物替代品.
- 对木甲虫作为食物来源的研究仍然有限.
- 非洲国家,特别是肯尼亚,食用的是Titoceres jaspideus和Passalus punctiger.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估Titoceres jaspideus和Passalus punctiger幼虫的昆虫化学特性.
- 评估它们的营养价值,包括蛋白质,氨基酸和脂肪酸概况.
- 为了确定它们的抗氧化能力和含量.
主要方法:
- 他们收集和分析了Titoceres jaspideus和Passalus punctiger的幼虫.
- 接近分析确定了原始蛋白质含量.
- 确定了氨基酸组成,脂肪酸概况,总和黄的数量.
- 测量了抗氧化活性.
主要成果:
- 原蛋白含量在27.5-39.8毫克BSA/g之间.
- 与谷物相比,幼虫表现出高水平的氨酸,氨酸和氨酸.
- 主要的脂肪酸包括甲基-5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoate和甲基-9Z-octadecenoate.
- 观察到高总 (>4.4毫克GAE/g),黄类物质 (>3.6毫克QE/g) 和抗氧化活性 (>67%).
结论:
- 木虫幼虫是一种高营养的食物来源,富含蛋白质,必需氨基酸和抗氧化剂.
- 增加这些幼虫的消费可以有助于减少营养不良和促进环境可持续性.
- 开发熟悉的基于昆虫的食品可以提高消费者的接受和采用.
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