A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i>
<i>Acheta domesticus</i> (house cricket) has been recently introduced into the official European list of novel foods, representing an alternative and sustainable food source. Up to now, the chemical characterization of this edible insect has been focused only on specific classes of compo...
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| author | Mattia Spano Giacomo Di Matteo Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo Alba Lasalvia Marco Ruggeri Giuseppina Sandri Carlos Cordeiro Marta Sousa Silva Carlotta Totaro Fila Stefania Garzoli Maria Elisa Crestoni Luisa Mannina |
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| description | <i>Acheta domesticus</i> (house cricket) has been recently introduced into the official European list of novel foods, representing an alternative and sustainable food source. Up to now, the chemical characterization of this edible insect has been focused only on specific classes of compounds. Here, three production batches of an <i>A. domesticus</i> powder were investigated by means of a multimethodological approach based on NMR, FT-ICR MS, and GC-MS methodologies. The applied analytical protocol, proposed for the first time in the study of an edible insect, allowed us to identify and quantify compounds not previously reported in crickets. In particular, methyl-branched hydrocarbons, previously identified in other insects, together with other compounds such as citrulline, formate, <i>γ</i>-terpinene, <i>p</i>-cymene, <i>α</i>-thujene, <i>β</i>-thujene, and 4-carene were detected. Amino acids, organic acids, and fatty acids were also identified and quantified. The improved knowledge of the chemical profile of this novel food opens new horizons both for the use of crickets as a food ingredient and for the use of extracts for the production of new formulations. In order to achieve this objective, studies regarding safety, biological activity, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability are needed as future perspectives in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c200e9115534d1880ab5b4cb00906ef2023-11-18T10:24:14ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-06-011212233110.3390/foods12122331A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i>Mattia Spano0Giacomo Di Matteo1Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo2Alba Lasalvia3Marco Ruggeri4Giuseppina Sandri5Carlos Cordeiro6Marta Sousa Silva7Carlotta Totaro Fila8Stefania Garzoli9Maria Elisa Crestoni10Luisa Mannina11Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, ItalyLaboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo-Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, PortugalLaboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo-Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, PortugalAlia Insect Farm, Via Olmetto, 20123 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy<i>Acheta domesticus</i> (house cricket) has been recently introduced into the official European list of novel foods, representing an alternative and sustainable food source. Up to now, the chemical characterization of this edible insect has been focused only on specific classes of compounds. Here, three production batches of an <i>A. domesticus</i> powder were investigated by means of a multimethodological approach based on NMR, FT-ICR MS, and GC-MS methodologies. The applied analytical protocol, proposed for the first time in the study of an edible insect, allowed us to identify and quantify compounds not previously reported in crickets. In particular, methyl-branched hydrocarbons, previously identified in other insects, together with other compounds such as citrulline, formate, <i>γ</i>-terpinene, <i>p</i>-cymene, <i>α</i>-thujene, <i>β</i>-thujene, and 4-carene were detected. Amino acids, organic acids, and fatty acids were also identified and quantified. The improved knowledge of the chemical profile of this novel food opens new horizons both for the use of crickets as a food ingredient and for the use of extracts for the production of new formulations. In order to achieve this objective, studies regarding safety, biological activity, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability are needed as future perspectives in this field.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/12/2331<i>A. domesticus</i> powderchemical characterizationNMR spectroscopyFT-ICR MSSPME-GC-MS |
| spellingShingle | Mattia Spano Giacomo Di Matteo Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo Alba Lasalvia Marco Ruggeri Giuseppina Sandri Carlos Cordeiro Marta Sousa Silva Carlotta Totaro Fila Stefania Garzoli Maria Elisa Crestoni Luisa Mannina A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i> Foods <i>A. domesticus</i> powder chemical characterization NMR spectroscopy FT-ICR MS SPME-GC-MS |
| title | A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i> |
| title_full | A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i> |
| title_fullStr | A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i> |
| title_short | A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of <i>Acheta domesticus</i> |
| title_sort | multimethodological approach for the chemical characterization of edible insects the case study of i acheta domesticus i |
| topic | <i>A. domesticus</i> powder chemical characterization NMR spectroscopy FT-ICR MS SPME-GC-MS |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/12/2331 |
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