Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Soldiers of the Brazilian Termite Species, <i>Nasutitermes macrocephalus</i> (Isoptera: Natutitermitinae)

Cruz, Márcia N. S. de la; Júnior, Helvécio M. Santos; Oliveira, Denilson F.; Costa-Lotufo, Letı́cia V.; Ferreira, Antônio G.; Alviano, Daniela Sales; Rezende, Cláudia M.

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“…Seventeen diffferent termite species of three different families consist of aldehydes, alcohols, and diterpenes (Mitaka & Akino, 2021). In other species, Nasutitermes macrocephalus contained α-pinene, limonene, β-trans-caryophyllene, α-selinene, rippertane, trinervitane diterpenes (De La Cruz et al, 2013). The most prevalent compounds in M. bellicosus were hydroquinone, methylhydroquinone, 3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl glycol, N-acetyldopamine, and niacinamide.…”

Section: Volatile Compounds In Termitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Termites as human foods—A comprehensive review

Siddiqui

Fernando

Saraswati

et al. 2023

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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Global food production is anticipated to rise along with the growth of the global population. As a result, creative solutions must be devised to ensure that everyone has access to nutritious, affordable, and safe food. Consequently, including insects in diets has the potential to improve global food and nutrition security. This paper aims to share recent findings by covering edible termites as the main aspect, from their consumption record until consumer acceptance. A total of 53 termite species are reported as edible ones and distributed in 6 biogeographic realms. Generally, termites have a nutrient composition that is suitable for human consumption, and cooked termites are a better dietary choice than their raw counterparts. Besides, increasing customer interest in eating termite‐based food can be achieved by making it more palatable and tastier through various cooking processes, that is, boiling, frying, grilling, roasting, smoking, and sun‐drying. Moreover, edible termites can also be used as a new source of medication by exhibiting antimicrobial activity. Regarding their advantages, it is strongly encouraged to implement a seminatural rearing system to sustain the supply of edible termites. Overall, this paper makes it evident that termites are an important natural resource for food or medicine. Hence, the long‐term objective is to stimulate scientific inquiry into the potential of edible insects as an answer to the problem of global food security.

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Section: Volatile Compounds In Termitesmentioning

confidence: 99%