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. 2021 Dec 3;8:792941. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.792941

Table 2.

Fatty acid profiles of the five analyzed species of edible insect.

Fatty acid (%) BSF (n = 3) HSF (n = 2) PL (n = 3) STC (n = 3) TM (n = 2)
Systematic name Trivial name Lipid No.
2-methyl propanoic acid C4:0i 0.00 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
2-methyl butanoic acid C5:0a 1.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hexanoic acid Caproic acid C6:0 2.61 0.00 0.00 0.64 0.00
Octanoic acid Caprylic acid C8:0 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.08 0.00
Non-anoic acid Pelargonic acid C9:0 0.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Decanoic acid Capric acid C10:0 0.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10-methyl undecanoic acid C12:0i 0.00 1.86 0.59 0.00 0.00
Dodecanoic acid Lauric acid C12:0 8.37 1.23 1.57 0.96 0.00
10-methyl dodecanoic acid C13:0a 0.00 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tridecanoic acid Tridecylic acid C13:0 0.95 2.48 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tetradecanoic acid Myristic acid C14:0 5.01 4.80 4.66 2.89 8.98
9-methyl tetradecanoic acid 1.00 1.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
12-methyl tetradecanoic acid C15:0a 1.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
13-methyl tetradecanoic acid C15:0i 3.46 2.12 0.00 0.67 0.00
Pentadecanoic acid Pentadecylic acid C15:0 2.31 1.93 0.81 2.67 0.00
3-methyl pentadecanoic acid 0.85 0.74 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hexadecanoic acid Palmitic acid C16:0 9.44 9.63 27.13 14.95 24.26
10-methyl hexadecanoic acid 0.00 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00
14-methyl hexadecanoic acid C17:0a 3.20 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.00
15-methyl hexadecanoic acid C17:0i 1.02 1.92 0.93 0.00 0.00
Heptadecanoic acid Margaric acid C17:0 1.06 0.00 1.06 2.91 0.00
Octadecanoic acid Stearic acid C18:0 6.61 6.51 7.88 18.28 15.00
17-methyl octadecanoic acid C19:0i 1.21 0.00 0.89 0.00 0.00
Non-adecanoic acid Non-adecylic acid C19:0 1.99 0.80 1.46 2.78 0.00
18-methyl non-adecanoic acid C20:0i 1.02 0.00 0.90 1.94 5.35
Icosanoic acid Arachidic acid C20:0 2.60 3.10 3.18 1.96 5.33
20-methyl heneicosanoic acid C22:0i 3.82 0.00 2.31 0.00 0.00
Docosanoic acid Behenic acid C22:0 0.00 3.03 0.00 2.76 0.00
Tetracosanoic acid Lignoceric acid C24:0 1.27 0.00 0.00 1.41 0.00
Non-ahexacontanoic acid C69:0 0.00 1.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
5-dodecenoic acid Lauroleinic acid C12:1n-7 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.42 0.00
9-tetradecenoic acid Myristoleic acid C14:1n-5 0.82 0.59 0.00 0.00 0.00
11-tetradecenoic acid C14:1n-3 0.00 0.94 0.00 0.00 0.00
7-hexadecenoic acid Hypogeic acid C16:1n-9 0.99 0.00 0.00 0.84 0.00
9-hexadecenoic acid Palmitoleic acid C16:1n-7 5.03 6.74 5.89 4.26 0.00
11-hexadecenoic acid Lycopodic acid C16:1n-5 0.00 2.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
8-heptadecenoic acid Civetic acid C17:1n-9 0.00 0.00 0.94 0.00 0.00
9-heptadecenoic acid Margaroleic acid C17:1n-8 0.00 0.00 0.66 1.37 0.00
10-heptadecenoic acid C17:1n-7 1.14 0.89 0.90 2.42 0.00
6-octadecenoic acid Petrolselinic acid C18:1n-12 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.12 7.97
8-octadecenoic acid C18:1n-10 0.00 3.60 0.00 0.00 0.00
9E-octadecenoic acid Elaidic acid C18:1n-9 7.91 5.09 0.00 0.00 12.48
9-octadecenoic acid Oleic acid C18:1n-9 2.59 2.24 0.00 0.00 4.41
11-octadecenoic acid Asclepic acid C18:1n-7 4.07 4.29 29.38 0.71 0.00
13-octadecenoic acid C18:1n-5 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.89 5.93
11-icosenoic acid Gondoic acid C20:1n-9 0.97 1.34 0.63 0.00 0.00
13-icosenoic acid Paullinic acid C20:1n-7 2.56 0.00 1.36 0.00 0.00
7,10-hexadecadienoic acid C16:2n-6 0.79 2.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
9,12-octadecadienoic acid Linoleic acid C18:2n-6 6.43 8.84 2.20 5.72 8.16
6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid γ-linolenic acid C18:3n-6 0.94 0.81 0.00 1.41 0.00
5,8,11,14-icosatetraenoic acid Arachidonic acid C20:4n-6 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid α-linolenic acid C18:3n-3 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.12 0.00
11,14,17-icosatrienoic acid C20:3n-3 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.93 0.00
5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoic acid Timnodonic acid C20:5n-3 0.00 2.94 0.00 0.00 0.00
9Z,11E-octadecadienoic acid Rumenic acid C18:2n-7 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6Z,9Z,11E-octadecatrienoic acid C18:3n-7 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.75 0.00
11,14-octadecadienoic acid C18:2n-4 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.00 0.00
Others 3.40 9.69 1.36 1.14 2.11
ΣSFA 61.36 44.74 54.07 55.90 58.94
ΣMUFA 26.06 29.46 41.78 14.02 30.80
ΣPUFA 9.18 16.11 2.79 28.94 8.16
   PUFA (n-3) 0.00 2.94 0.00 20.06 0.00
   PUFA (n-6) 8.16 13.17 2.20 7.13 8.16

Fatty acid content is reported as a % of total fatty acids.

BSF, black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens); HSF, House fly (Musca domestica); PL, African palm weevil (Rhynchophorus phoenicis); STC, shea tree caterpillar (Cirina butyrospermi); TM, African termite (Macrotermes bellicosus).

SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, mono-unsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, poly-unsaturated fatty acids.

Fatty acid profiles are presented as the mean of triplicate evaluations, other than the TM and HSF which were determined in duplicate.