Nutritional composition and protein quality of the edible beetle Holotrichia parallela

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Yang, Qingli ^a,b   Liu, Shaofang ^a   Sun, Jie ^b   Yu, Lina ^b   Zhang, Chushu ^b   Bi, Jie ^b   Yang, Zhen ^b  

^a QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG PEANUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

amino acid composition; beetle; Holotrichia parallela; nutritional composition; protein quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HOLOTRICHIA PARALLELA; SCARABAEOIDEA;

AMINO ACID; CHITIN; FATTY ACID; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHINA; CHITIN; DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; INSECT PROTEINS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84924707284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu001     Document Type: Article

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