Fatty acids and proximate composition of eight Thai edible terricolous insects

Food Research International

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 350-355

  Raksakantong, Pornpimol ^a   Meeso, Naret ^a   Kubola, Jittawan ^a   Siriamornpun, Sirithon ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Edible insect; Nutritional quality; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Terricolous insect

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; CONCENTRATION OF; DUNG BEETLES; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FOOD SOURCES; LIPID CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; PROTEIN CONTENTS; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; PROXIMATE COMPOSITIONS; SATURATED FATTY ACID; WEAVER ANT;

CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS; PROTEINS;

ACIDS;

BRACHYTRUPES PORTENTOSUS; CICADA; COLEOPTERA; COPRIS; DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; HEXAPODA; HOLOTRICHIA (BEETLE); ISOPTERA; MEIMUNA OPALIFERA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI; PENTATOMIDAE; TERMES; TESSARATOMA PAPILLOSA;

EID: 72149110324     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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