Table 5. Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs; g/100 g) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs; g/100 g) of extracted oil from three edible insects compared to commonly consumed animal and plant oils

Fatty acid composition SP PW BC CK BF PF SB BB C P
Myristoleic acid C14:1 ND ND ND 0.13 0.37 0.01 0.02 0.04 ND ND
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 n-7 1.24 7.66 7.43 5.09 2.14 1.84 3.61 3.59 0.01 0.06
Heptadecenoic acid C17:1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.57 0.15 ND ND ND 0.33
Oleic acid C18:1 n-9 35.28 43.70 40.18 43.52 38.06 43.91 35.39 32.88 4.75 40.02
Vaccenic acid C18:1 n-7 ND ND ND 1.25 0.78 2.02 2.77 1.57 0.05 0.39
Gondoic acid C20:1 n-9 0.02 ND 0.04 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
11-Eicosenoic acid C20:1 n-9 ND ND ND 0.27 0.15 0.85 4.69 0.74 0.03 0.78
Erucic C22:1 n-9 ND ND ND 0.03 0.01 0.03 4.05 0.06 ND 0.05
Nervonic C24:1 ND ND ND 0.01 ND 0.01 0.40 0.06 ND ND
Linoleic acid C18:2 n-6 4.13 1.69 1.70 17.57 1.21 11.51 13.9 20.31 1.06 38.43
α-Linolenic acid C18:3 n-3 24.60 0.74 0.43 0.75 0.55 0.55 3.86 1.73 ND 0.05
γ-Linolenic acid C18:3 n-3 ND ND ND 0.19 ND ND ND ND ND ND
γ-Linolenic acid C18:3 n-6 ND ND ND ND ND 0.02 0.08 0.89 ND 0.00
Eicosadienoic C20:2 n-6 ND ND ND 0.12 0.01 0.49 0.84 0.38 ND 0.02
Homo-γ-Linolenic C20:3 n-6 ND ND ND 0.11 0.03 0.06 0.15 0.52 ND ND
Eicosatrienoic C20:3 n-3 0.05 ND ND 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.28 0.05 ND ND
Arachidonic C20:4 n-6 (ARA) 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.22 0.03 0.15 0.22 0.41 ND ND
Eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5 n-3 (EPA) 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 4.34 0.73 ND ND
Docosadienoic C22:2 n-6 ND ND ND 0.01 ND 0.01 0.07 0.02 ND ND
Docosahexaenoic acid C22:6 n-3 (DHA) 0.03 ND 0.01 0.01 ND 0.01 4.79 1.85 ND ND
SP, silkworm pupa; PW, sago palm weevil larva; BC, bamboo caterpillar; CK, chicken skin; BF, beef back fat; PF, pork back fat; SB, salmon belly; BB, sea bass belly; C, coconut; P, peanut; ND, not detected.