Nutritional composition of Chondacris rosea and Brachytrupes orientalis: Two common insects used as food by tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 407-415

  Chakravorty, Jharna ^a   Ghosh, Sampat ^a   Jung, Chuleui ^b   Meyer Rochow, V B ^c  

^a RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cricket; Entomophagy; Grasshopper; Mineral; Unsaturated fatty acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898685151     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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