Two new edible insect species from Ghana and their chemical content evaluation

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Aydoğan Z., İncekara Ü., Gürol A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL INSECT SCIENCE, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.3049-3054, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s42690-021-00497-5
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL INSECT SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3049-3054
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Entomophagy, Edible insect, EDXRF, Element, Ghana
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study was aimed to determine the concentration of elements in two edible insect species Microcerotermes parvulus (Sjostedt, 1911) and Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius 1793) from Ghana. Elements (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, Sr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Sb, I, Ba, La, Ce, Pb) were analyzed by using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). Differences in the element accumulation were observed between the two insects. More specifically, 16 elements (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, Sr, Zr, Nb, Sn, Sb, I, Ba, La, Ce, Pb) were determined in M. parvulus and 14 elements (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, Sr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Sb, I, La, Pb) in P. megacephala. With this study, these insects were recorded for the first time for the world edible insect literature. In addition, based on the peer-reviewed published literature, the world map of the entomophagous countries was revised.