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Minerals in edible insects: a review of content and potential for sustainable sourcing

Show Author's Information Mingxing Lua,  Chenxu Zhua,  Sergiy Smetanab( ),  Ming Zhaoa,  Haibo Zhangc,  Fang Zhangc,  Yuzhou Dua,d,( )
College of Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Quakenbrück D-49610, Germany
Jiangsu Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine Station, Nanjing 210036, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China

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Sustainability, Nutrition, Food safety, Edible insects, Minerals
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In response to the rapid increase in world population and subsequent demands for food, edible insects represent an alternative food source for humans that is rich in proteins, amino acids and minerals. Entomophagy is a tradition in many countries including China and Thailand, and edible insects have attracted a lot of attention in Western World due to their suitable nutrient composition, high mineral content (e.g., Fe, Zn, Ca, Mg) and potential use as a supplement in human diet. In this study, we surveyed mineral content in seven insect orders and 67 species of mass produced and wild-harvested edible insects. The total content of essential elements in edible insects was very high in Tenebrio molitor, Bombyx mori, and Zonocerus variegatus. The heavy metal content (summarized for eight species) was below the maximum limit allowed for safe consumption. Sustainable supply of minerals derived from insect biomass is complicated due to the high variations of mineral content in insects and the potential of its change due to processing.


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Minerals in edible insects: a review of content and potential for sustainable sourcing

Show Author's information Mingxing Lua, Chenxu Zhua, Sergiy Smetanab( ), Ming Zhaoa, Haibo Zhangc, Fang Zhangc, Yuzhou Dua,d,( )
College of Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), Quakenbrück D-49610, Germany
Jiangsu Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine Station, Nanjing 210036, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China

Peer review under responsibility of Tsinghua University Press.

Highlights

1) The diversity of mineral elements in insects reported was systematically summarized.

2) Insects from different sources contain numerous mineral elements, with significant differences in content between species.

3) Different processing and cooking methods can alter or reduce mineral content.

4) Questions about utilization of mineral nutrients and large-scale production were raised.

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In response to the rapid increase in world population and subsequent demands for food, edible insects represent an alternative food source for humans that is rich in proteins, amino acids and minerals. Entomophagy is a tradition in many countries including China and Thailand, and edible insects have attracted a lot of attention in Western World due to their suitable nutrient composition, high mineral content (e.g., Fe, Zn, Ca, Mg) and potential use as a supplement in human diet. In this study, we surveyed mineral content in seven insect orders and 67 species of mass produced and wild-harvested edible insects. The total content of essential elements in edible insects was very high in Tenebrio molitor, Bombyx mori, and Zonocerus variegatus. The heavy metal content (summarized for eight species) was below the maximum limit allowed for safe consumption. Sustainable supply of minerals derived from insect biomass is complicated due to the high variations of mineral content in insects and the potential of its change due to processing.

Keywords: Sustainability, Nutrition, Food safety, Edible insects, Minerals

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Received: 12 May 2022
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This research was founded by Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CX (20) 3179), and Dongminghuanghetan Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd (204032897). This research is also partially funded funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no.861 976, project SUSINCHAIN; and from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), in the frame of FACCE-SURPLUS/FACCE-JPI project UpWaste, grant number 031B0934A.

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