Table 5.
Mineral composition (mg/100 g dry matter) of OD and FD grasshoppers. Results are expressed as the mean ± SD; (n = 2). <LOQ = below the limit of quantification.
| Mineral | OB | OG | Mean OD | FG | FB | Mean FD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na | 50.79 ± 0.02 | 57.2 ± 0.01 | 54.01 ± 4.55 | 78 ± 0.01 | 60.2 ± 0.01 | 69.1 ± 12.64 |
| K | 834.4 ± 0.04 | 724.0 ± 0.06 | 779.19 ± 78.0 | 806 ± 0.08 | 826.5 ± 0.06 | 816.4 ± 14.27 |
| Ca | 1124 ± 0.05 | 967.6 ± 0.06 | 895.67 ± 323 | 1023 ± 0.08 | 1047 ± 0.10 | 1034.7 ± 17.18 |
| Mg | 168.5 ± 0.01 | 123.0 ± 0.01 | 145.75 ± 32.1 | 160 ± 0.01 | 161.8 ± 0.01 | 161.0 ± 1.06 |
| Zn | 14.24 ± 0.01 | 15.0 ± 0.01 | 14.63 ± 0.56 | 13 ± 0.01 | 15.2 ± 0.01 | 14.2 ± 1.46 |
| Fe | 258.7 ± 0.01 | 174.4 ± 0.01 | 216.56 ± 59.6 | 217 ± 0.05 | 222.8 ± 0.01 | 220.1 ± 3.83 |
| P | 693.9 ± 0.03 | 610.7 ± 0.06 | 652.31 ± 58.8 | 680 ± 0.05 | 692.1 ± 0.06 | 685.9 ± 8.73 |
| Cu | 1.67 ± 0.01 | 1.6 ± 0.01 | 1.66 ± 0.01 | 1 ± 0.01 | 1.8 ± 0.01 | 1.66 ± 0.23 |
| Mn | 8.77 ± 0.01 | 6.0 ± 0.01 | 7.40 ± 1.94 | 8 ± 0.01 | 8.4 ± 0.01 | 8.29 ± 0.21 |
| Se | 0.05 ± 0.01 | <LOQ | <LOQ | <LOQ | 0.04 ± 0.02 | <LOQ |