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  • Title: Nutritional evaluation of protein from Clanis bilineata (Lepidoptera), an edible insect.
    Author: Xia Z, Wu S, Pan S, Kim JM.
    Journal: J Sci Food Agric; 2012 May; 92(7):1479-82. PubMed ID: 22189909.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: This study was carried out to determine the nutritive quality of protein from Clanis bilineata (CB), an edible insect. RESULTS: The protein content of dried CB was 685.3 g kg(-1) and its essential amino acid content was 528.4 g kg(-1), both of which are comparable to those of milk and eggs. Three groups of rats were fed diets containing either casein or CB protein (CBP) as protein source or a protein-free diet for 10 days. The nutritional parameters measured for the group fed the diet containing CBP showed a positive nitrogen balance of 1.37, a net protein retention of 2.9 and a true digestibility of 95.8%, comparable to those measured for the group fed the casein diet. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that CBP may be a suitable alternative dietary protein source for humans.
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