The nutritional value of four species of insects consumed in Angola

Oliveira, J. F. Santos; Carvalho, J. Passos de; Sousa, R. Bruno de; Simão, M. Madalena

doi:10.1080/03670244.1976.9990450

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“…cricket adult) and phosphorus (e.g. cricket adult) [Oliveira et al, 1976;Van Huis, 2003;Finke, 2004;Sun, 2008]. The mineral composition in general probably largely refl ects the food sources of insects, both those which are present in the gastrointestinal tract and those which are incorporated into the insect's body as a reset of the food it consumed [Finke, 2004].…”

Section: Mineral Elementsmentioning

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A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – A Review

Mlček¹,

Rop²,

Borkovcová³

et al. 2014

Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci.

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Possibilities of edible insects use in European countries, are now an increasingly debated issue. Insects in Asian, African, Central American and South Central American cultures are mainly nutritional components. This review mainly describes the species of insects that are suitable as food in Europe and other developed countries. This comprehensive work addresses the issue of eating insects, especially considering the nutritionally important factors. Risks are also mentioned, as well as allergies, toxicity, and other aspects of the breeding and use of edible insects. Insects play and will play important roles in the future in various fi elds of research, exploitation, breeding, etc. This review provides a comprehensive current and future view of insects as a valuable foodstuff.

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Section: Mineral Elementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – A Review

Mlček¹,

Rop²,

Borkovcová³

et al. 2014

Pol. J. Food Nutr. Sci.

191

120

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“…Recently Paoletti et al, 7 also reported high contents of arachidonic acid and linoleic acid in the earthworms consumed by the native people of Alto Orinoco of Venezuela. The caterpillar, Imbrasia ertli consumed by human in Africa is one of the few food sources in which arachidonic acid contributes remarkably to the total fatty acid 27 . Arachidonic acid is an important component of phospholipids present in the membranes of eukaryotes.…”

Section: Analysis Of Mineralmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Black bears consume both adult weevils and their larvae (Ulrey 2008) suggesting that damaged palms are revisited by bears after the initial feeding bout occurs, or that they happen on the larvae when seeking a meal of palm heart. The adult and larval GPW are among many food items that black bears consume in Florida (Maehr and Defazio 1985) but may contribute disproportionately to the bear's diet by being the most fat-rich food items that the bears consume (Oliveria et al 1976;c.f. the case of the Amazonian Indians described above).…”

Section: Natural History Of the Systemmentioning

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Black Bears, Palms, and Giant Palm Weevils: An Intraguild Mutualism

Tedder¹,

Cox

Crowley³

et al. 2012

TOECOLJ

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Abstract:In peninsular Florida, USA, the palm-feeding guild is dominated by the black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus, Pallas) and the giant palm weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus, Fabricius). Bears damage palms by consuming their hearts, allowing the weevil to reproduce within the exposed palm tissue. The giant palm weevil reproductively benefits from bear-damaged palms, and bears gain a valuable fat-rich food supply from consuming the insects, an apparent intraguild mutualism. We analyzed a natural experiment across widely distributed sites based on presence or absence of bear populations to test the hypothesis that the presence of bears increases the abundance of the giant palm weevil. Results support the hypothesis; data also show greater attraction of females than males to pheromone traps and indicate a predominance of activity by the insect during the day and at lower summer temperatures. This interaction closely resembles one previously documented involving indigenous humans in Amazonia.

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The nutritional value of four species of insects consumed in Angola

Cited by 85 publications

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A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – A Review

A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – A Review

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Black Bears, Palms, and Giant Palm Weevils: An Intraguild Mutualism

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