Table 1.
Nutritional composition of some main edible species of crickets (average amounts present in dried powder or flour form) in comparison with livestock meat.
| Nutrient category |
Nutritional components |
Edible crickets |
Livestock meat |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common house cricket | Tropical house cricket | Two-spotted cricket | Jamaican field cricket | Beef | Mutton | Chicken | ||
| Macronutrients (%) | Carbohydrates | 19.6–21.8 | NR | 0. 1 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Proteins | 42.0–45.8 | 56.8 | 60. 7 | 56.49 | 20.64 | 21.62 | 22.73 | |
| Fats/lipids | 23.6–29.1 | 6.1 | 23. 4 | NR | 6.83 | 4.56 | 0.89 | |
| Fiber | 2.9–6.4 | NR | 10. 0 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Micronutrients (%) | Ash | 3.6–4.3 | 18.1 | 2. 8 | NR | 1.35 | 0.84 | 0.96 |
| References | (Montowska et al., 2019) | (Hall, Jones, O'Haire, & Liceaga, 2017) | (Udomsil et al., 2019) | (Bednářová, Borkovcová, & Komprda, 2014) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | |
|
Minerals (mg/100 g dry weight) |
Sodium (Na) | 331–413 | NR | 88. 84 | NR | 49.55 | 59.75 | 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 84–125 | NR | 72. 94 | NR | 18.5 | 18.9 | 11.06 | |
| Iron (Fe) | 4.2–5.1 | NR | 7. 16 | NR | 1.8 | 4.05 | 0.41 | |
| Calcium (Ca) | 176–265 | NR | 105. 14 | NR | 6.63 | 10.55 | 7.12 | |
| Potassium (K) | 1075–1154 | NR | 321. 71 | NR | 409 | 345 | 245 | |
| Phosphorus (P) | 741–896 | NR | 702. 02 | NR | 159 | 152.5 | 128.3 | |
| Zinc (Zn) | 16–16.9 | NR | 14. 39 | NR | 3.5 | 4.09 | 3.91 | |
| Copper (Cu) | 1.8–2.9 | NR | 3. 86 | NR | 0.18 | 0.34 | 0.53 | |
| Manganese (Mn) | 2.5–2.8 | NR | 3. 40 | NR | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.0017 | |
| Chromium (Cu) | 0.013–0.018 | NR | NR | NR | 0.0011 | 0.0021 | 0.00 | |
| Cobalt (Co) | 0.001–0.015 | NR | NR | NR | 0.009 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 0.004–0.006 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Nickle (Ni) | 0.05–0.061 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Lead (Pb) | 0.01–0.014 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| References | (Kosečková et al., 2022) | NA | (Udomsil et al., 2019) | NA | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | |
| Essential amino acids (g/100 g) | Histidine | 0.69 | 0.49 | 1.57 | 1.32 | 5.23 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Isoleucine | 1.09 | 0.51 | 2.35 | 2.12 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.83 | |
| Leucine | 2.34 | 1.38 | 3.88 | 4.90 | 10.93 | 8.4 | 1.13 | |
| Lysine | 1.73 | 0.62 | 2.98 | 7.9 | 7.73 | 7.52 | 0.98 | |
| Methionine | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.86 | 0.63 | 3.11 | 3.73 | 0.75 | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.03 | 0.33 | 2.24 | 0.72 | 5.76 | 4.93 | 1.06 | |
| Threonine | 1.20 | 0.27 | 1.67 | 3.55 | 5.57 | 5.45 | 0.94 | |
| Tryptophan | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.95 | 4.74 | 4.45 | 0.25 | |
| Valine | 2.01 | 0.14 | 3.50 | 4.62 | 6.23 | 6.65 | 0.94 | |
| Non-essential amino acids (g/100 g) | Alanine | 2.79 | 2.86 | 4.69 | 4.02 | 7.15 | 5.35 | 0.55 |
| Aspartic acid | 3.17 | 0.51 | 2.87 | 8.64 | 9.85 | 9.56 | 0.83 | |
| Arginine | 2.00 | 1.62 | 3.47 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.45 | 1.75 | |
| Cysteine | 0.28 | NR | 0.38 | 0.74 | NR | NR | NR | |
| Glutamic acid | 3.84 | 2.16 | 6.77 | 2.41 | 16.56 | 17.85 | 1.09 | |
| Glycine | 1.55 | 3.47 | 3.31 | 3.64 | 7.41 | 6.45 | 0.61 | |
| Proline | 1.75 | 0.62 | 2.81 | 1.26 | 4.45 | 4.24 | 0.49 | |
| Serine | 1.86 | 0.80 | 1.32 | 0.61 | 5.65 | 3.65 | 0.45 | |
| Tyrosine | 3.29 | 0.01 | 2.77 | 5.44 | 4.74 | 4.45 | 0.19 | |
| References | (Köhler, Kariuki, Lambert, & Biesalski, 2019) | (Hall et al., 2017) | (Udomsil et al., 2019) | (Bednářová et al., 2014) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | (Mohammed et al., 2020) | |
(NA: Not applicable, NR: Not reported).