Table 1.
Moisture, crude protein, and crude fat contents of raw and processed insects.
| Insect Species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. illucens | A. domesticus | R. differens | S. littoralis | |
| Moisture (g/100g) | ||||
| Raw | 67.5 Cb | 65.5 Ca | 65.4 Ca | 74.0 Cc |
| Boiled | 74.2 Db (+ 9.9) | 71.3 Da (+8.9) | 76.5 Dc (+17.0) | 87.2 Dd (+17.8) |
| Toasted | 32.7 Ba (−52.5) | 44.2 Bb (−32.5) | 46.1 Bb (−39.5) | 32.6 Ba (−55.9) |
| Solar-dried | 10.1 Ad (−85.0) | 9.9 Ac (−84.9) | 9.8Ab (−85.0) | 9.1 Aa (−87.7) |
| Oven-dried | 8.9 Ac (−86.8) | 8.8 Ac (−86.6) | 8.3Ab (−87.3) | 7.2 Aa (−90.3) |
| Crude protein (g/100g DM) | ||||
| Raw | 36.3 Aa | 52.3 Ad | 43.8 Ac | 38.5 Ab |
| Boiled | 39.6 Ca (+9.1) | 57.5 Cd (+9.9) | 48.8 Bc (+11.4) | 41.9 Cb (+8.9) |
| Toasted | 41.3 Da (+13.7) | 59.5 Dd (+13.7) | 53.5 Cc (+22.1) | 43.8 Db (+13.7) |
| Solar-dried | 37.0 Ba (+1.9) | 53.1 ABd (+1.5) | 42.3 Ac (+3.4) | 39.7 Ab (+3.1) |
| Oven-dried | 37.9 Ca (+4.4) | 53.8 Bd (+2.9) | 44.4 Ac (+1.4) | 41.1 Bb (+7.1) |
| Crude fat (g/100g DM) | ||||
| Raw | 29.6 Db | 18.3 Da | 28.4 Db | 17.4 Ca |
| Boiled | 20.3 Bb (−31.4) | 16.5 Ba (−9.8) | 24.9 Bc (−12.3) | 16.3 Ba (−6.3) |
| Toasted | 14.3 Ab (−51.7) | 10.5 Aa (−42.6) | 20.1 Ac (−29.2) | 9.7 Aa (−44.3) |
| Solar-dried | 28.2 Dc (−4.7) | 17.9 CDa (−2.2) | 27.5 CDb (−3.3) | 17.3 Ca (−0.8) |
| Oven-dried | 26.9 Cb (−9.2) | 17.1 BCa (−6.6) | 26.7 Cb (−6.1) | 16.9 BCa (−2.9) |
Means in the same column followed by the same capital letters, and means in the same row followed by the same small letters are not significantly different (p < 0.05; n = 3). Values in parentheses are the percent change relative to the raw product.