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. 2023 Jan 19;10:1121508. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1121508

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Representing amount of different amino acids (g amino acid/100 gm of protein) present in different silkworm pupae as compared with hen egg. The figure depicts that amount of essential and non-essential amino acids present in silkworm pupae are higher than the egg of hen. The amount of amino acids present in mulberry pupae is far more than the other silkworm pupae as well as egg of hen. The amino acid composition of the proteins is essentially the same in the different species of silkworm pupae, all consisting of 18 amino acids (except for Eri silkworm pupae). Compared to hen eggs, pupae are higher in Phe and Pro.