Nutrient compositions of Bombyx mori mature silkworm larval powders suggest their possible health improvement effects in humans

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1027-1033

  Ji, Sang Deok ^a   Kim, Nam Suk ^a   Kweon, HaeYong ^a   Choi, Bo Hye ^b   Yoon, Sun Mi ^b   Kim, Kee Young ^a   Koh, Young Ho ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Lipid; Protein; Proximate analysis; Silkworm powder; 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988735715     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2016.08.004     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Aburto, N.J., Hanson, S., Gutierrez, H., Hooper, L., Elliott, P., Cappuccio, F.P., Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular risk factors and disease: systematic review and meta-analyses. BMJ 346 (2013), 1–19.
2. AOAC, Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC. Methods 932.06, 925.09, 985.29, 923.03. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Arlington, VA, USA, 15th ed., 1990.
3. Belitz, H.D., Grosch, W., Schieberle, P., Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, FoodChemistry. 2009, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 8–92.
4. Folch, J., Lees, M., Stanley, G.H.S., A simple method for the isolation and purification of total lipides from animal tissues. J. Biol. Chem. 226 (1957), 497–509.
5. Gasteiger, E., Hoogland, C., Gattiker, A., Duvaud, S., Wilkins, M.R., Appel, R.D., Bairoch, A., Protein Identification and Analysis Tools on the ExPASy Server. 2005, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
6. Huis, A.v., Itterbeeck, J.V., Klunder, H., Mertens, E., Halloran, A., Muir, G., Vantomme, P., Edible Insects Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security. 2013, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
7. Ji, S.D., Kim, N.S., Kang, P.D., Sung, G.B., Hong, I.P., Ryu, K.S., Kim, Y.K., Nam, S.H., Kim, M.J., Kim, K.Y., Simultaneous production system of silkworm Dongchunghacho and male pupae using both parent sex-limited larval marking variety, Bombyx mori. J. Seri. Entomol. Sci. 50 (2012), 101–108.
8. Ji, S.-D., Kim, N.-S., Lee, J.-Y., Kim, M.-J., Kweon, H., Sung, G., Kang, P.-D., Kim, K.-Y., Development of processing technology for edible mature silkworm. J. Ser. Entomol. Sci. 53 (2015), 38–43.
9. Kim, K.-P., Kwon, T.-J., The status of the sericulture industry and the development strategy. J. Agric. Life Sci. 45 (2011), 135–145.
10. Lee, S.P., Hong, K.W., Sohn, K.W., Mah, Y.I., Kim, K.Y., Breeding of new silkworm variety “Baegokjam”. Res. Rept. RDA 26 (1984), 58–64.
11. MAFRA, 2013 Current State of Functional Sericulture Industry. 2014.
12. Mentang, F., Maita, M., Ushio, H., Ohshima, T., Efficacy of silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) chrysalis oil as a lipid source in adult Wistar rats. Food Chem. 127 (2011), 899–904.
13. Mishra, N., Hazarika, N.C., Narain, K., Mahanta, J., Nutritive value of non-mulberry and mulberry silkworm pupae and consumption pattern in Assam, India. Nutr. Res. 23 (2003), 1303–1311.
14. Nguyen, P., Kim, K.-Y., Kim, A.-Y., Kim, N.-S., Kweon, H., Ji, S.-D., Koh, Y.H., Increased healthspan and resistance to Parkinson's disease in Drosophila by boiled and freeze-dried mature silk worm larval powder. J. Asia Pac. Entomol. 19 (2016), 551–561.
15. Oh, H.G., Lee, H.Y., Kim, J.H., Kang, Y.R., Moon, D.I., Seo, M.Y., Back, H.I., Kim, S.Y., Oh, M.R., Park, S.H., Kim, M.G., Jeon, J.Y., Shin, S.J., Ryu, K.S., Chae, S.W., Kim, O., Park, J.K., Effects of male silkworm pupa powder on the erectile dysfunction by chronic ethanol consumption in rats. Lab. Anim. Res. 28 (2012), 83–90.
16. Pereira, N.R., Ferrarese-Filho, O., Matsushita, M., Souza, N.E.d., Proximate composition and fatty acid profile of Bombyx mori L. chrysalis toast. J. Food Compos. Anal. 16 (2003), 451–457.
17. Ryu, K.S., Lee, H.S., Chung, S.H., Kang, P.D., An activity of lowering blood-glucose levels accoring to preparative conditions of silkworm powder. Korean J. Seric. Sci. 39 (1997), 79–85.
18. Ryu, K.S., Lee, H.S., Kim, I.S., Effects and mechanisms of silkworm powder as a blood glucose-lowering agent. Int. J. Indust. Entomol. 4 (2002), 93–100.
19. Ryu, K.S., Lee, H.S., Kim, K.Y., Kim, M.J., Kang, P.D., Chun, S.N., Lim, S.H., Lee, M.L., Anti-diabetic effects of the silkworm (Bombyx mori) extracts in the db/db mice. Planta Med., 78, 2012, PI458.
20. Ryu, K.S., Lee, H.S., Kim, K.Y., Kim, M.J., Sung, G.B., Ji, S.D., Kang, P.D., 1-Deoxynojirimycin content and blood glucose-lowering effect of silkworm (Bombyx mori) extract powder. Int. J. Indust. Entomol. 27 (2013), 237–242.
21. Simopoulos, A.P., The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids. Biomed. Pharmacother. 56 (2002), 365–379.
22. Walz, C.P., Barry, A.R., Koshman, S.L., Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Can. Pharm. J. 149 (2016), 166–173.
23. Yun, J.S., Studies on infectivity of cordyceps, Paecillomyces japonica, on the domestic silkworm, Bombyx mori. Korea J. Pestc. Sci. 4 (2000), 77–80.
24. Zhou, J., Han, D., Proximate, amino acid and mineral composition of pupae of the silkworm Antheraea pernyi in China. J. Food Compos. Anal. 19 (2006), 850–853.