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Nutritional Potential of Selected Insect Species Reared on the Island of Sumatra

ADÁMKOVÁ, A. MLČEK, J. KOUŘIMSKÁ, L. BORKOVCOVÁ, M. BUŠINA, T. ADÁMEK, M. BEDNÁŘOVÁ, M. KRAJSA, J.

Original Title

Nutritional Potential of Selected Insect Species Reared on the Island of Sumatra

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Inhabitants of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are faced with the problem of insufficient food supplies and the consequent risk of undernourishment and health issues. Edible insects as a traditional and readily available food source could be part of the solution. The nutritional value of insects depends on many factors, e.g., species, developmental stage, sex, diet, and climatic conditions. However, edible insects bred in Sumatra for human consumption have never before been assessed with regard to their nutritional value. Our study involved analyses of crude protein, chitin, fat and selected fatty acid contents of giant mealworm larvae (Zophobas morio), larvae of the common mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and nymphs of the field cricket (Gryllus assimilis). Crude protein content in the samples ranged from 46% to 56%. Highest (35%) and lowest (31%) amounts of fat were recorded in giant mealworm larvae and larvae of the common mealworm, respectively. Chitin amounts ranged from 6% to 13%. Based on these values, which are comparable to those known from other food insects reared in different regions of the world, the edible species bred in Sumatra could become food sources with a potential to help stave off hunger and undernourishment.

Keywords

edible insect, Tenebrio molitor, Zophobas morio, Gryllus assimilis, crude protein, fats, amino acid profile, chitin, Indonesia

Authors

ADÁMKOVÁ, A.; MLČEK, J.; KOUŘIMSKÁ, L.; BORKOVCOVÁ, M.; BUŠINA, T.; ADÁMEK, M.; BEDNÁŘOVÁ, M.; KRAJSA, J.

Released

12. 5. 2017

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

1660-4601

Periodical

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Year of study

14

Number

5

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

10

Pages count

10

URL

http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/5/521

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/69921

BibTex

@article{BUT138514,
  author="ADÁMKOVÁ, A. and MLČEK, J. and KOUŘIMSKÁ, L. and BORKOVCOVÁ, M. and BUŠINA, T. and ADÁMEK, M. and BEDNÁŘOVÁ, M. and KRAJSA, J.",
  title="Nutritional Potential of Selected Insect Species Reared on the Island of Sumatra",
  journal="International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",
  year="2017",
  volume="14",
  number="5",
  pages="1--10",
  doi="10.3390/ijerph14050521",
  issn="1660-4601",
  url="http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/5/521"
}