Adámková Anna, Mlček Jiří, Kouřimská Lenka, Borkovcová Marie, Bušina Tomáš, Adámek Martin, Bednářová Martina, Krajsa Jan
Department of Quality of Agricultural Products, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Food Analysis and Chemistry, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 May 12;14(5):521. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14050521.
Inhabitants of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are faced with the problem of insufficient food supplies and the consequent risk of undernourishment and health issues. Edible insects as a traditional and readily available food source could be part of the solution. The nutritional value of insects depends on many factors, e.g., species, developmental stage, sex, diet, and climatic conditions. However, edible insects bred in Sumatra for human consumption have never before been assessed with regard to their nutritional value. Our study involved analyses of crude protein, chitin, fat and selected fatty acid contents of giant mealworm larvae (), larvae of the common mealworm ( and nymphs of the field cricket (). Crude protein content in the samples ranged from 46% to 56%. Highest (35%) and lowest (31%) amounts of fat were recorded in giant mealworm larvae and larvae of the common mealworm, respectively. Chitin amounts ranged from 6% to 13%. Based on these values, which are comparable to those known from other food insects reared in different regions of the world, the edible species bred in Sumatra could become food sources with a potential to help stave off hunger and undernourishment.
印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛的居民面临着食物供应不足的问题，以及随之而来的营养不良风险和健康问题。可食用昆虫作为一种传统且容易获得的食物来源，可能是解决问题的一部分。昆虫的营养价值取决于许多因素，例如物种、发育阶段、性别、饮食和气候条件。然而，此前从未对在苏门答腊养殖以供人类食用的可食用昆虫的营养价值进行过评估。我们的研究涉及对大麦虫幼虫、黄粉虫幼虫和田野蟋蟀若虫的粗蛋白、几丁质、脂肪和选定脂肪酸含量进行分析。样本中的粗蛋白含量在46%至56%之间。大麦虫幼虫和黄粉虫幼虫的脂肪含量分别记录为最高（35%）和最低（31%）。几丁质含量在6%至13%之间。基于这些与世界不同地区养殖的其他食用昆虫的已知值相当的值，在苏门答腊养殖的可食用物种有可能成为有助于避免饥饿和营养不良的食物来源。
