The high level of protein content reported in insects for food and feed is overestimated

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 62, Issue , 2017, Pages 184-188

  Jonas Levi, Adi ^a   Martinez, Jean Jacques Itzhak ^a,b  

^a TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

AOAC methods; Bioresource; Chitin; Conversion factor; Food analysis; Food composition; Insects; Kjeldahl method; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021179436     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2017.06.004     Document Type: Note

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