POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID CONTENT OF EDIBLE INSECTS IN THAILAND

By Lifeng Yang, S. Siriamornpun, Duo Li. 2006

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Nutritional composition of Chondacris rosea and Brachytrupes orientalis: Two common insects used as food by tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India (2014, background): “A similar situation was reported for many other edible insects (Oyarzun et al., 1996; Paoletti et al., 2003; Yang et al., 2006; Ekpo et al., 2009; Bophimai and Siri, 2010; Raksakantong et al., 2010; Fontaneto et al., 2011; Kim and Jung, 2013).”
Review on the use of insects in the diet of farmed fish: Past and future (2015, background): “Use of aquatic insects to supply marine fish with adequate amounts of n-3 FA Since aquatic insects are more predatory than the usually herbivorous or omnivorous terrestrial insects (Yen, 2014), and because they eat aquatic organisms richer in n-3 FA, aquatic insects are usually richer in n-3 HUFA (m”
A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – a Review (2014, background): “Edible insects contain a good quality fatty acid especially long chain omega-3 fatty acids such as alpha-linoleic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid [Yang et al., 2006].”
Insect meal as renewable source of food for animal feeding: a review (2014, background): “According to Yang (Yang et al., 2006 ), the diet of aquatic insect larvae includes algae, which have small amounts of HUFAs, and also contain enzymes, such as _5 desaturase and _6 desaturase, which are necessary for their synthesis.”