Onigbinde A O, Adamolekun B
Institute of Food, Nutrition and Family Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Cent Afr J Med. 1998 May;44(5):125-7.
To determine the pattern of consumption of Imbrasia belina (madora) and other edible insects and also compare the nutrient values of madora larvae and two of its variants (Anaphe venata and Cirina forda) to those of some conventional sources of protein.
University of Zimbabwe.
100 workers who admitted to a history of entomophagy.
Popularity score of madora compared with those of other edible insects and approximate compositions of nutrients in the larvae compared with standard proteins.
Most respondents (65%) were introduced to entomophagy by their parents. Termites were the most frequently consumed, followed by madora. More respondents ate insects because of their perceived nutritional value than because of their relative availability. There was no association of entomophagy with significant side effects. The protein, fat and mineral contents of the larvae were superior to those of beef and chicken. There were no major differences in the nutrient composition of the three Lepidoptera variants.
The high nutrient value and low cost of these larvae make them an important protein supplement, especially for people in the low income group.
确定大蚕蛾（马多拉）及其他可食用昆虫的消费模式，并比较马多拉幼虫及其两个变种（安纳菲蛾和福氏大蚕蛾）与一些传统蛋白质来源的营养价值。
津巴布韦大学。
100名承认有食用昆虫历史的工人。
马多拉与其他可食用昆虫的受欢迎程度评分，以及幼虫营养成分与标准蛋白质的近似组成。
大多数受访者（65%）是由父母介绍开始食用昆虫的。白蚁是最常食用的昆虫，其次是马多拉。更多受访者食用昆虫是因为其营养价值，而非相对可得性。食用昆虫与明显的副作用之间没有关联。幼虫的蛋白质、脂肪和矿物质含量优于牛肉和鸡肉。三种鳞翅目变种的营养成分没有重大差异。
这些幼虫的高营养价值和低成本使其成为重要的蛋白质补充剂，特别是对于低收入群体。
