Martínez-Pineda Montserrat, Juan Teresa, Antoniewska-Krzeska Agata, Vercet Antonio, Abenoza María, Yagüe-Ruiz Cristina, Rutkowska Jarosława
Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza-Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Universidad de Zaragoza, Plaza Universidad 3, 22002 Huesca, Spain.
Foods. 2024 Nov 29;13(23):3867. doi: 10.3390/foods13233867.
During defatted (TM) larvae powder production, oil is obtained as a by-product, mainly intended for feed enrichment or as a biofuel component. In 2021, EFSA authorized TM as the first insect to be a novel food. Thus, the study aimed to assess the composition, including fatty acids (FAs), tocopherols, carotenoids, phenolics, volatiles, antioxidant capacity, sensory aroma attributes, physical properties, and oxidative and hydrolytic stability of TM oil. The FAs profile was dominated by oleic-C18:1 (36.8%) and linoleic-C18:2 (32,4%) acids, resulting in a PUFA/SFA ratio similar to vegetable oils. Thus, TM oil was characterized by a beneficial Health Promoting Index (HPI) (2.42), which was 10-fold higher than the HPI of common animal fats. TM oil contained bioactive compounds such as carotenoids (13.65 mg/kg), tocopherols (105.8 mg/kg), and phenolic compounds (74 mg GAE/kg). A noticeable amount of apigenin was also noted among nine detected phenolic compounds. The substantial presence of lipophilic and phenolic compounds contributed to antioxidative potential. Sensory estimation revealed the dominance of fried and nutty aromas, probably because of the abundance of Strecker aldehydes and pyrazines in their volatile profile. The results indicated that the technological process needs modification to limit the formation of lipid oxidation volatile compounds such as aldehydes and eliminate some differences between batches. This preliminary study on the composition and properties of TM oil encourages its use as an ingredient for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics purposes.
在生产脱脂(TM)幼虫粉的过程中,油作为副产品获得,主要用于饲料强化或作为生物燃料成分。2021年,欧洲食品安全局(EFSA)批准TM作为第一种新型食品昆虫。因此,该研究旨在评估TM油的成分,包括脂肪酸(FAs)、生育酚、类胡萝卜素、酚类、挥发性物质、抗氧化能力、感官香气属性、物理性质以及氧化和水解稳定性。脂肪酸谱以油酸-C18:1(36.8%)和亚油酸-C18:2(32.4%)为主,导致多不饱和脂肪酸/饱和脂肪酸(PUFA/SFA)比值与植物油相似。因此,TM油具有有益的健康促进指数(HPI)(2.42),比普通动物脂肪的HPI高10倍。TM油含有生物活性化合物,如类胡萝卜素(13.65毫克/千克)、生育酚(105.8毫克/千克)和酚类化合物(74毫克没食子酸当量/千克)。在检测到的九种酚类化合物中,还发现了大量的芹菜素。亲脂性和酚类化合物的大量存在有助于抗氧化潜力。感官评估显示,油炸和坚果香气占主导,这可能是因为其挥发性成分中富含斯特雷克醛和吡嗪。结果表明,需要改进工艺过程,以限制脂质氧化挥发性化合物如醛的形成,并消除批次之间的一些差异。这项关于TM油成分和性质的初步研究鼓励将其用作食品、制药和化妆品用途的成分。