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A review and comparative characterization of the fatty acid compositions of seven insect orders
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Major characteristics which appear to be taxonomically related include the relatively high levels of palmitoleic acid in dipterous insects and high levels in some families of hemipterous Insects.Abstract:
1. 1. The fatty acid compositions of the seven insect orders, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Dictyoptera differ quantitatively in a number of respects with regard to the relative percentages of the commonly occurring fatty acids, myristic, myristoleic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids. 2. 2. Major characteristics which appear to be taxonomically related include the relatively high levels of palmitoleic acid in dipterous insects and high levels of myristic acid in some families of hemipterous insects. The exceptions are discussed. 3. 3. The apparent significance of the fatty acid composition, in general, is discussed.read more
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Risk profile related to production and consumption of insects as food and feed : EFSA Scientific Committee
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Fatty acids in insects: Composition, metabolism, and biological significance
David W. Stanley-Samuelson,Russell A. Jurenka,Colleen Cripps,Gary J. Blomquist,Mertxe de Renobales +4 more
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Fish offal recycling by the black soldier fly produces a foodstuff high in omega-3 fatty acids
Sophie St-Hilaire,Katie Cranfill,Mark A. McGuire,Erin E. Mosley,Jeffery K. Tomberlin,Larry Newton,Wendy M. Sealey,Craig Sheppard,Stephen Irving +8 more
TL;DR: Omega-3 fatty-acid-enhanced prepupae in the black soldier fly may be a suitable fish meal and fish oil replacement for carnivorous fish and other animal diets and may provide a method of reducing and recycling fish offal from processing plants.
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Transport of lipids in insects
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