Table 1. Proximate composition and protein solubility of defatted edible insect by different protein solubility

TM1) AD PB
Moisture (%) 5.42±0.31b 6.92±0.10a 6.67±0.32a
Protein (%) 76.05±0.64a 65.12±2.40b 62.14±0.52c
Fat (%) 1.62±0.08c 0.63±0.04a 0.96±0.01b
Ash (%) 4.48±0.17b 3.33±0.14c 5.72±0.15a
Protein solubility (%)
 Water soluble protein 2.62±0.17c 5.58±0.34a 4.39±0.09b
 Salt soluble protein 2.51±0.08b 3.81±0.12a 4.19±0.24a
All values are mean±SD of three replicates (n=3).
Means within a column with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
All edible insect was freeze-dried defatted larvae powder (TM, Tenebrio molitor; AD, Allomyrina dichotoma; PB, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis).