Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger)
Determination of the nutritional composition of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) cultivated in Zhejiang and Guizhou Provinces, China, was carried out. The Zhejiang and Guizhou ants contained 31.5% and 41.5% protein, 15.7% and 15.9% lipid, and 25.4% and 26.4% fibre respectively....
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| description | Determination of the nutritional composition of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) cultivated in Zhejiang and Guizhou Provinces, China, was carried out. The Zhejiang and Guizhou ants contained 31.5% and 41.5% protein, 15.7% and 15.9% lipid, and 25.4% and 26.4% fibre respectively. Monounsaturated fatty acids were the most predominant fatty acids (71.472.7% of total fatty acids) found in both ant samples, followed by saturated fatty acids (23.825.5%) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (3.13.7%). A significant amount of n-3 fatty acids was detected: 87.4 mg/100g and 145.6 mg/100g in Zhejiang and Guizhou ants respectively. Phosphorus, iron and calcium were the main minerals found in the ant samples. A small amount of selenium was also found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6335a8c0dd0c4237aeca201de940babb2022-12-22T00:27:47ZengMaejo UniversityMaejo International Journal of Science and Technology1905-78732010-03-01401101112Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger)Duo LiDetermination of the nutritional composition of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) cultivated in Zhejiang and Guizhou Provinces, China, was carried out. The Zhejiang and Guizhou ants contained 31.5% and 41.5% protein, 15.7% and 15.9% lipid, and 25.4% and 26.4% fibre respectively. Monounsaturated fatty acids were the most predominant fatty acids (71.472.7% of total fatty acids) found in both ant samples, followed by saturated fatty acids (23.825.5%) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (3.13.7%). A significant amount of n-3 fatty acids was detected: 87.4 mg/100g and 145.6 mg/100g in Zhejiang and Guizhou ants respectively. Phosphorus, iron and calcium were the main minerals found in the ant samples. A small amount of selenium was also found.http://www.mijst.mju.ac.th/vol4/101-112.pdfedible black antsPolyrhachis vicinanutritional composition |
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| title | Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) |
| title_full | Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) |
| title_short | Nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun-dried edible black ants (Polyrhachis vicina Roger) |
| title_sort | nutritional and fatty acid profiles of sun dried edible black ants polyrhachis vicina roger |
| topic | edible black ants Polyrhachis vicina nutritional composition |
| url | http://www.mijst.mju.ac.th/vol4/101-112.pdf |
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