Insects as Food from Deserted Areas in Mexico

Melo-Ruíz, Virginia; Quirino-Barreda, T; Díaz-García, Rafael; Falcón-Gerónimo, J; Gazga-Urioste, César

doi:10.9734/jalsi/2017/35782

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“…The insects that contain the highest amount of protein belong to the Orthoptera order (65.96%), on the contrary, it is those of the Coleoptera order that contain the least (44.03%), therefore, in most insects, on average the half of the dry weight is protein (Lizhang et al, 2008). Some edible insect larvae in Mexico have a protein content that ranges from 45.25 to 60.75%, and all of them contain eight essential amino acids (Melo-Ruíz et al, 2017). In conclusion, edible insects could alleviate poverty and malnutrition in arid and semi-arid areas of the planet, offering an economic, environmental and sociocultural viable alternative.…”

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“…The production of edible insects in arid areas can largely solve the problem of food security, offering a highly nutritious and relatively inexpensive option, especially in those areas where water resources are scarce and consequently livestock and agriculture are no longer extensively viable (Melo-Ruíz et al, 2017).…”

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Insects, Plants and Microorganisms from dry LANDS as Novel Sources of Proteins and Peptides for Human Consumption

Ramírez-Guzmán,

Torres-León,

Aguillón-Gutierrez

et al. 2023

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Protein malnutrition is present in developing countries but also in developed ones, due by the actual eating habits with insufficient protein intake, in addition to this it is estimated by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations an increase of world population of 9.1 billion people in less those 30 years, posing the challenge of nourish the mankind. There are different strategies to afford this challenge, one of the most promising ones is to approach novel protein sources like plants, microorganisms, and insects from dry lands.

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Insects, Plants and Microorganisms from dry LANDS as Novel Sources of Proteins and Peptides for Human Consumption

Ramírez-Guzmán,

Torres-León,

Aguillón-Gutierrez

et al. 2023

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“…The production of edible insects in arid areas can largely solve the problem of food security, offering a highly nutritious and relatively inexpensive option, especially in those areas where water resources are scarce and, consequently, livestock and agriculture are no longer extensively viable [72].…”

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“…Therefore, half of the dry weight in most insects is protein [75]. Some edible insect larvae in Mexico have a protein content ranging from 45.25% to 60.75%, all containing eight essential amino acids [72]. In conclusion, edible insects could alleviate poverty and malnutrition in arid and semiarid areas of the planet, offering an economically, environmentally, and socioculturally viable alternative to meat production.…”

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Insects, Plants, and Microorganisms from Dry Lands as Novel Sources of Proteins and Peptides for Human Consumption

Ramírez-Guzmán,

Torres-León,

Aguillón-Gutiérrez

et al. 2023

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Protein malnutrition is present in developing countries but also in developed ones due to actual eating habits involving insufficient protein intake. In addition to this, it is estimated by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations that the world’s population will increase to 9.1 billion people in less than 30 years. This poses a significant challenge in terms of nourishing the population. Different strategies have been proposed to address this challenge, including exploring novel protein sources such as plants. For instance, Prosopis alba pods have an 85.5% protein content. Other examples are microorganisms, such as Halobacillus adaensis which produces 571 U/mL of protease, and insects such as those belonging to the Orthoptera order, like grasshoppers, which have a protein content of 65.96%. These sources have been found in dry lands and are being explored to address this challenge.

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Nutritional Composition, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Different Samples of Water Boatmen Eggs (Hemiptera: Corixidae)

Sanchez

Caltzontzin

Pérez

2022

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The group of aquatic insects collectively called “water boatmen” or “Axayacatl” (Hemiptera: Corixidae) and their eggs, called “Ahuahutle”, have been consumed and cultivated since the pre-Hispanic era in Mexico. Nevertheless, food composition databases contain limited information on the nutritional composition of these eggs. This work evaluates the macronutrients and bioactive compounds of water boatmen eggs obtained from three different locations in Mexico. The primary analyses to be determined for the first time were some bioactive compounds in the eggs, such as phenolic compounds, total flavonoids, condensed tannins content, antioxidant activity (DPPH and ABTS), and, additionally, fatty acids and proximal composition. The results showed that the sample from Hidalgo (AMC) presented the highest number of phenolic compounds (855.12 ± 0.52), followed by ALT (125.52 ± 0.05) and, with the lowest amount, AMT (99.92 ± 0.13), all expressed in an mg GAE/g sample. ALT indicated the highest mol TE/g sample concentration for ABTS (25.34 ± 0.472) and DPPH (39.76 ± 0.054), showing a significant difference in the DPPH method with the AMT samples. The three Corixidae egg samples had between 15 to 18 different fatty acid profiles, and there were statistically significant differences (Student’s T-test ≤ 0.05) between the means using MSD. The total fats of the three samples were between 12.5 and 15.5 g/100 g dry basis. In addition, Corixidae eggs are excellent protein sources. Thus, water boatmen’s eggs can be considered to be a food rich in bioactive compounds.

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Insects as Food from Deserted Areas in Mexico

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Insects, Plants and Microorganisms from dry LANDS as Novel Sources of Proteins and Peptides for Human Consumption

Insects, Plants and Microorganisms from dry LANDS as Novel Sources of Proteins and Peptides for Human Consumption

Insects, Plants, and Microorganisms from Dry Lands as Novel Sources of Proteins and Peptides for Human Consumption

Nutritional Composition, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Different Samples of Water Boatmen Eggs (Hemiptera: Corixidae)

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