TABLE 1.
Key nutritional values per 100‐g silkworm pupae and other common foods
| Name | Edible part (%) |
Energy (kcal) |
Water (g) |
Protein (g) |
Fat (g) |
Carbohydrate (g) |
VA (μg) |
B1 (mg) |
B2 (mg) |
B3 (mg) |
VE (mg) |
Na (mg) |
Ca (mg) |
Fe (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silkworm pupae | 100 | 230 | 57.5 | 21.5 | 13 | 6.70 | 0 | 0.07 | 2.23 | 2.2 | 9.89 | 140.2 | 81 | 2.6 |
| Egg (white part) | 87 | 138 | 75.8 | 12.7 | 9 | 1.50 | 310 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.2 | 1.23 | 94.7 | 48 | 2 |
| Milk | 100 | 54 | 89.8 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.40 | 24 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.21 | 37.2 | 104 | 0.3 |
| Chicken | 66 | 167 | 69 | 19.3 | 9.4 | 1.30 | 48 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 5.6 | 0.67 | 63.3 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Pork (lean meat) | 100 | 143 | 71 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 1.50 | 44 | 0.54 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.34 | 57.5 | 6 | 3 |
| Sea shrimp | 51 | 79 | 79.3 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 1.9 | 2.79 | 302.2 | 146 | 3 |
| Tilapia | 55 | 98 | 76 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 2.80 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 3.3 | 1.91 | 19.8 | 12 | 0.9 |
Date sources: Food Ingredients Table of China (2017).
Abbreviations: B1, Thiamin; B2, Riboflavin; B3, Niacin; Ca, calcium; Fe, Iron; Na, Sodium; VA, Retinol; VE, Tocopherol.