Fatty acid composition of some edible dung beetles in Thailand

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1025-1030

  Bophimai, P ^a   Siri, S ^a  

^a Khon Kaen University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dung beetle; Edible insect; Fatty acid; Omega 3; Omega 6

Indexed keywords

BUCEPHALUS; COLEOPTERA; COPRIS; HELIOCOPRIS; HEXAPODA; ONITIS; ONTHOPHAGUS;

EID: 77956622060     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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