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Study of the effect of feeding Tenebrio molitor larvae during their rearing on their growth, nutritional profile, value and safety of the produced flour

Papastavropoulou, Konstantina, Koupa, Anastasia, Kritikou, Evangelia, Kostakis, Marios, Dervisoglou, Sofia, Roussos, Andreas, Perdikis, Dionysios, Thomaidis, Nikolaos S., Oz, Emel, Oz, Fatih, Proestos, Charalampos, Wu, Haizhou

Abstract

Science and food industry must strive to ensure and improve edible insect's benefits, and especially their safety and nutritional value. This study investigated how various food substrates used in the rearing of Tenebrio molitor larvae influence their growth, the safety of the larvae, and the nutritional quality of the resulting flour. The main findings indicate that all samples showed significant differences in their nutritional profile, larval characteristics, and heavy metal content. Regarding the content of protein, fat and fiber it ranges from 44.1 to 51.8 %, 28.6-34.8 % and 10.5-14.9 %, respectively. These results suggest that insect diet is a very crucial parameter that can affect all that factors and must be taken into account, especially when they are intended as raw materials to be used for food production.

Keywords

Tenebrio molitor larvae growth Nutritional profile Amino acid profile Fatty acid profile Minerals Heavy metals EDIBLE INSECTS FATTY-ACIDS COLEOPTERA PERFORMANCE FOOD

WoS Categories

Chemistry, Applied Food Science & Technology

Sustainable Development Goals

Life on Land Climate Action Zero Hunger Responsible Consumption and Production Good Health and Well-being

Citation

Journal: FOOD CHEMISTRY-X
Year: 2024
Volume: 24
ISSN: 2590-1575
DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101838
WoS UID: WOS:001324809700001

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