Table 5.
Fat and fatty acids composition of some insects based on dry weight (g/100 g dry-weight basis).
| Common Name | Fat Content |
Saturate d Fatty Acids (SFA) | Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA) | Linoleic Acid (18:2) | Alfa Linolenic Acid (18:3) | Arachidonic Acid (18:4) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winged termite | 44.82 | 35.05 | 52.77 | 12.18 | 10.75 | 1.43 | [55,56] | |
| White spotted flower beetle | 26.70 | 23.61 | 95.20 | 10.40 | 9.10 | 0.40 | 0.70 | [27,57] |
| Desert locust | 13.00 | 25.30 | 39.35 | 26.28 | 14.04 | 11.35 | [58] | |
| Dung beetle * | 13.50 | 733.46 | 85.65 | 1514.32 | - | 39.82 | 934.95 | [59,60] |
| Black soldier fly larvae | 35.00 | 36.20 | 28.70 | 35.00 | 13.00 | 1.70 | - | [61,62,63] |
| Sugarcane termite | 46.00 | 32.17 | 56.10 | 11.73 | 11.54 | 0.20 | - | [56] |
| Tropical house cricket | 20.00 | 33.74 | 34.33 | 31.91 | 29.78 | 2.13 | - | [58] |
| Guizhou black ant |
15.20 | 23.90 | 72.40 | 3.70 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 0.20 | [64] |
* Values for dung beetle is mg/100 g of dry weight basis.