Table 1. Nutrition composition of edible insects (based on dry matter)

Type of insects Scientific name Protein content (%) Fat content (%) Carbohydrates content (%) Reference
Larvae Allomyrina dichotoma 54.18 20.24 -1) Ghosh et al. (2017)
Anaphe infracta 20.00 15.20 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Anaphe recticulata 23.00 10.20 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Anaphe venata 25.70 23.21 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Gonimbrasia belina 56.95 10.00 7.80 Siulapwa et al. (2012)
Gynanisa maja 55.92 12.10 10.70 Siulapwa et al. (2012)
Protaetia brevitarsis 44.23 15.36 - Ghosh et al. (2017)
Rhynchophorus phoenicis 22.06 66.61 5.53 Ekpo and Onigbinde (2005)
Tenebrio molitor 46.44 32.70 - Ravzanaadii et al. (2012)
Beetle Heteroligus meles 38.10 32.01 20.10 Jonathan (2012)
Oryctes boas 26.00 1.50 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Rhynchophorus phoenicis 50.01 21.12 20.23 Jonathan (2012)
Rhynchophorus phoenicis 28.42 31.40 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Grasshopper Ruspolia differens 44.59 49.00 8.40 Siulapwa et al. (2012)
Zonocerus variegatus 26.80 3.80 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Cricket Brachytrypes spp. 6.25 2.34 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Gryllus bimaculatus 58.32 11.88 - Ghosh et al. (2017)
Teleogryllus emma 55.65 25.14 - Ghosh et al. (2017)
Termites Macrotermes bellicosus 20.10 28.20 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Macrotermes falciger 43.26 43.00 32.80 Siulapwa et al. (2012)
Macrotermes notalensis 22.10 22.50 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Bee Apis mellifera 21.00 12.30 - Banjo et al. (2006)
Dragonfly Aeschna multicolor 54.24 16.72 - Ramos-Elorduy et al. (1998)
Anax sp. 26.22 22.93 - Ramos-Elorduy et al. (1998)
Do not observed in the reference.