Table 3 Mineral compostion [mg/100 g] (dry weight)
Species | Stage/Part | Common elements | Trace elements | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ca | K | Mg | P | Na | Fe | Zn | Mn | Cu | I | Se | ||
Blattodea (cockroach) | ||||||||||||
Blatta lateralis | Nymph | 24.00 | 160.00 | 21.00 | 122.00 | 53.00 | ||||||
Periplaneta americana | Nymph | 38.50 | 224.00 | 25.00 | 176.00 | 74.40 | 1.48 | 3.27 | 0.26 | 0.79 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Coleoptera | ||||||||||||
Callipogon barbatus (long-horned beetle) | Larva | 157.00 | 15.20 | 135.00 | 15.20 | 47.20 | ||||||
Rhynchophorus phoenicis (African palm weevil) | Larva | 54.10 | 1025.00 | 131.80 | 352.00 | 52.00 | 14.70 | 26.50 | 0.80 | 1.60 | – | |
Tenebrio molitor (Yellow mealworm beetle) | Larva | 47.18 | 895.01 | 210.24 | 748.03 | 140.94 | 5.41 | 13.65 | 1.36 | 1.60 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
Zophobas morio (superworm) | Larva | 81.02 | 750.59 | 118.29 | 562.95 | 112.83 | 3.92 | 7.29 | 1.02 | 0.86 | – | |
Diptera | ||||||||||||
Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) | Larva | 140.00 | 130.00 | 1100.00 | 45.42 | 14.70 | 1.61 | 0.87 | ||||
Hermetia illucens (soldier fly) | Larva | 934.00 | 453.00 | 174.00 | 356.00 | 88.70 | 6.66 | 5.62 | 6.18 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Musca domestica (house fly) | Adult | 76.50 | 303.00 | 80.60 | 372.00 | 135.00 | 12.50 | 8.58 | 2.66 | 1.29 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Musca domestica (house fly) | Larva | 2010.00 | 1320.00 | 660.00 | 60.40 | 23.70 | 5.60 | 3.40 | ||||
Hemiptera | ||||||||||||
Aspongubus viduatus (melon bug) | Adult | 1021.21 | 200.08 | 301.10 | 1234.33 | 401.10 | ||||||
Agonoscelis pubescens | Adult | 759.51 | 412.52 | 309.22 | 923.11 | 340.41 | ||||||
Euschistus egglestoni (stink bug) | Adult | 204.00 | 108.00 | 1910.00 | 397.00 | 57.00 | 59.00 | |||||
Hymenoptera | ||||||||||||
Apis mellifera (honeybee) | Adult | 222.90 | 1585.40 | 201.70 | 860.10 | 75.60 | 37.70 | 14.00 | 4.60 | |||
Apis mellifera (honeybee) | Pupa | 97.00 | 2207.30 | 193.90 | 900.00 | 60.80 | 15.30 | 11.70 | 3.70 | |||
Apis mellifera (honeybee) | Larva | 84.90 | 1871.90 | 177.00 | 782.50 | 59.40 | 13.30 | 11.60 | 3.60 | |||
Oecophylla virescens (tree ant) | Adult | 79.70 | 957.00 | 122.10 | 936.00 | 270.00 | 109.00 | 16.90 | 6.30 | 2.17 | ||
Polybia occidentalis | Pupa | 93.00 | 54.00 | 982.00 | 59.00 | 35.00 | 28.00 | |||||
Bee brood | Immature stages | 59.48 | 1159.48 | 90.95 | 771.55 | 55.17 | 5.56 | 6.90 | 0.26 | 1.72 | ||
Isoptera (termite) | ||||||||||||
Macrotermes nigeriensis | Dewinged adults | 0.10 | 336.00 | 6.10 | 1.49 | 112.00 | 0.96 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.00 | |
Lepidoptera | ||||||||||||
Anaphe venata (African silkworm) | Larva | 40.00 | 1150.00 | 50.00 | 730.00 | 30.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | ||
Bombyx mori (domesticated silkworm) | Larva | 102.31 | 1826.59 | 287.86 | 1369.94 | 274.57 | 9.54 | 17.75 | 2.49 | 2.08 | 0.08 | |
Bombyx mori (domesticated silkworm) | Pupa | 158.00 | 207.00 | 474.00 | 26.00 | 23.00 | 0.71 | 0.15 | ||||
Imbrasia epimethea (mopane caterpillar) | Larva | 224.73 | 1258.06 | 402.15 | 666.67 | 75.27 | 13.01 | 11.08 | 5.81 | 1.18 | ||
Imbrasia truncata (mopane caterpillar) | Larva | 131.61 | 1348.44 | 192.02 | 841.42 | 183.39 | 8.74 | 11.11 | 3.24 | 1.40 | ||
Usta terpsichore (mopane caterpillar) | Larva | 391.00 | 3259.00 | 59.00 | 766.00 | 3340.00 | 39.10 | 25.30 | 6.70 | 2.60 | ||
Orthoptera | ||||||||||||
Acheta domesticus (cricket) | Adult | 132.14 | 1126.62 | 109.42 | 957.79 | 435.06 | 6.27 | 21.79 | 3.73 | 2.01 | 0.06 | |
Boopedon flaviventris (boopies) | Adult | 88.00 | 66.00 | 521.00 | 173.00 | 24.00 | 32.00 | |||||
Ruspolia differens (cricket) | Adult | 24.50 | 259.70 | 33.10 | 121.00 | 229.70 | 13.00 | 12.40 | 2.50 | 0.50 | ||
Sphenarium histrio (grasshopper) | Adult | 82.00 | 177.00 | 420.00 | 1142.00 | 16.00 | 78.00 | |||||
Sphenarium purpurascens (grasshopper) | Adult | 112.00 | 377.00 | 424.00 | 609.00 | 18.00 | 42.00 | |||||
Recommended daily intakes [mg/day] for adults | 1300.00 | 4700.00 | 240.00 | 700.00 | <=1500 | 33.00 | 8.50 | 2.20 | 1.10 | 0.03 | ||