School of Marine Science and Technology, HuaiHai Institute of Technology, Xinpu 222005, China.
J Sci Food Agric. 2012 May;92(7):1479-82. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4730. Epub 2011 Dec 22.
This study was carried out to determine the nutritive quality of protein from Clanis bilineata (CB), an edible insect.
The protein content of dried CB was 685.3 g kg(-1) and its essential amino acid content was 528.4 g kg(-1), both of which are comparable to those of milk and eggs. Three groups of rats were fed diets containing either casein or CB protein (CBP) as protein source or a protein-free diet for 10 days. The nutritional parameters measured for the group fed the diet containing CBP showed a positive nitrogen balance of 1.37, a net protein retention of 2.9 and a true digestibility of 95.8%, comparable to those measured for the group fed the casein diet.
The results suggest that CBP may be a suitable alternative dietary protein source for humans.
本研究旨在确定双线褐褶孔菌（Clanis bilineata，CB）这种可食用昆虫的蛋白质营养价值。
干燥的 CB 中的蛋白质含量为 685.3g/kg，其必需氨基酸含量为 528.4g/kg，与牛奶和鸡蛋相当。三组大鼠分别用含有酪蛋白或 CB 蛋白（CBP）作为蛋白质来源的饮食或无蛋白质饮食喂养 10 天。用含 CBP 的饮食喂养的大鼠的营养参数显示正氮平衡为 1.37，净蛋白保留率为 2.9，真消化率为 95.8%，与用酪蛋白饮食喂养的大鼠的测量值相当。
结果表明，CBP 可能是人类合适的替代膳食蛋白质来源。
