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

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Depicting amount of minerals present in pupae of different types of silkworms against minerals present in egg. Phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium are the major minerals present in silkworms. Silkworm pupae have more minerals as compared to hen egg. Phosphorus is highest in eri silkworm, Calcium, and Zinc is highest in mulberry silkworm and chromium in tasar silkworm. The amount of iron is very less in tasar silkworm. Manganese is present very less amount in all the silkworms and almost absent in tasar silkworm, Among all the minerals present in silkworms phosphorus is present in highest amount. The amount of chromium is present least in eri silkworm.