Nutritional Compositions of Six Edible Insects in Java

Kuntadi, Kuntadi; Adalina, Yelin; Maharani, Kun Estri

doi:10.20886/ijfr.2018.5.1.57-68

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“…For this nutrient, only 14 data entries were available. Nitrogen-free extract content was provided for 17 data entries and ranged from 0.92% [ 25 ] to 28.2% [ 18 ]. In most of the studies, NFE was referred to as “carbohydrate” and calculated by difference.…”

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Nutritional Composition of Bombyx mori Pupae: A Systematic Review

Tassoni

Cappellozza

Zotte

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Insects

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As insects have started to enter the eating habits of Western countries, an increasing amount of literature regarding the mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori) prospective application as food has been published. Despite this growing interest, there is currently no systematic review of silkworm nutritional composition available. In this paper, we performed a systematic review of the recent available literature on the nutrient composition of mulberry silkworm pupae. After screening the titles and abstracts of 14,008 studies retrieved from three scientific databases, data about nutrients was extracted from 29 selected papers, together with their related variables. This systematic review provides an overview of the variety of data reported in the literature and highlights that many elements contribute to hindering a sound comparison of the different nutritional values reported for silkworm pupae. The observed variability of the composition data reported could be due to differences in diet, strains, pretreatments, and origin of the silkworm analyzed. However, all these variables were not always available and should be reported in future studies to simplify the data comparison.

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Nutritional Composition of Bombyx mori Pupae: A Systematic Review

Tassoni

Cappellozza

Zotte

et al. 2022

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“…Most insect species from different orders are rich in trace elements such as iron, zinc, copper, and manganese needed to meet mineral requirements by animals [4,[14][15][16]. These trace elements are essential for the proper functioning of the physiological systems occurring in the body including the hormonal system, neuromuscular system, and reproductive system [1,17,18]. It has been observed that insects could potentially provide a large quantity of minerals such as iron contents recommended for human consumption [19], since the body requires small quantities of trace elements to support proper growth and development, enzymes and hormones production, as well as other biological processes within the body [2,18,20].…”

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“…These trace elements are essential for the proper functioning of the physiological systems occurring in the body including the hormonal system, neuromuscular system, and reproductive system [1,17,18]. It has been observed that insects could potentially provide a large quantity of minerals such as iron contents recommended for human consumption [19], since the body requires small quantities of trace elements to support proper growth and development, enzymes and hormones production, as well as other biological processes within the body [2,18,20]. Therefore, the main focus of this review is on the following trace elements: iron, zinc, copper, and manganese.…”

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“…However, there is a greater variation and inconsistency in the number of trace elements found in insects of the same or different insect species [14,21,22]. This is caused by factors such as the species type, diets, genetic factors, metamorphosis stage, feeding habits, species gender, environmental conditions, geographical location, soil composition, vegetation type, and processing methods, which significantly influence their nutritional compositions [1,5,16,18,21,22]. There is little information about the utilisation of insect species such as mopane worms (Imbrasia spp.…”

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A Comprehensive Review of the Importance of Selected Trace Elements Present in Edible Insects

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Malematja

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Biol Trace Elem Res

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This review is intended to provide recent published information on trace elements from edible insects from various environments. Recently, insects are gaining popularity as food proteins in developing countries and press higher demand for edible insects since they may provide similar nutritional value as meat. Insects have been part of the human diet in the world for decades and at least 1900 insect species are considered edible. Furthermore, insects play a crucial role in socioeconomic by contributing to the world’s food security as well as eradicating poverty in rural communities. Generally, edible insects are considered a readily available source of proteins, carbohydrates, and chitin. They also contain considerable amounts of trace elements such as iron, zinc, copper, and manganese. It has been observed that there is a great variation between mineral contents found in insects of the same or different species. Knowledge and comprehensive understanding of trace element contents of edible insects are crucial to fully maximise their utilisation in diets and prevent mineral deficiency in human beings and animals. However, most of the research on insects has focused on the nutritional contents of insects with less attention given to other nutritional components such as minerals and trace elements. The available data on trace elements from edible insects as food is limited and makes it difficult to draw estimations for the nutrient intake of humans and animals. Therefore, this review aimed to provide comprehensive information on availability of iron, zinc, copper, and manganese from selected edible insects, functions, and deficiencies in both humans and animals.

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“…Insects are a group that dominates the earth with the number of species of almost 80% of the total number of living things on earth. These insects are dominated by the orders Orthoptera (crickets/grasshoppers) 13%, Coleoptera (bits) 31%, Lepidoptera (butterflies) 18%, Hymenoptera (bees/wasps) 14%, and other orders about 23% (Kuntadi et al, 2018). Insects have many roles in human life.…”

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Indigenous knowledge, Islamic va INTEGRATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ISLAMIC VALUE IN UTILIZING INVERTEBRATES IN THE MAJALENGKA, WEST JAVA COMMUNITY

Lestiani

2022

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This research aimed to determine the integration of indigenous knowledge and Islamic values in the Majalengka community in utilizing invertebrates and to explore the practice of indigenous knowledge in utilizing invertebrates, especially snails (Achatina fulica) and Javanese grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis) in the health and food sector. This research was conducted in Sukaraja village, Jatiwangi, Majalengka district. This research was used a qualitative approach method of direct observation. Data was collected through observation, interviews, documentation and literature study, then the data were analyzed descriptively. The results show that indigenous knowledge based on Islamic values implemented by the Majalengka indigenous community could increase community empowerment in various fields, namely health, economics, and social. The people of Majalengka use the snail (Achatina fulica) as a natural medicine for toothaches and the wound healing. While the Javanese grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis) as a traditional food of the community is believed to have a lot of protein content which is very good for the human body, especially for the growth of children. Further studies need to be conducted regarding the use of animals by the community based on sustainable conservation and further studies have to also be done to analyze of the presence of any bioactive compounds in invertebrate species used in traditional medicine in the research area.

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Nutritional Compositions of Six Edible Insects in Java

Cited by 18 publications

References 31 publications

Nutritional Composition of Bombyx mori Pupae: A Systematic Review

Nutritional Composition of Bombyx mori Pupae: A Systematic Review

A Comprehensive Review of the Importance of Selected Trace Elements Present in Edible Insects

Indigenous knowledge, Islamic va INTEGRATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND ISLAMIC VALUE IN UTILIZING INVERTEBRATES IN THE MAJALENGKA, WEST JAVA COMMUNITY

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