In order to explore some potential insect sources of food lipids, the lipid compositions of
three Orthopterans (Acheta domesticus, Conocephalus discolor and Chorthippus parallelus) …

Common food sources including meat, fish and vegetables are the main source of fats and
fatty acids required by human body. Edible insects such as worms, locusts, termites, crickets …

Total lipid content and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition of six species of
insects (mole cricket, ground cricket, spur‐throated grasshopper, giant water bug, true water …

Edible insects are advocated as sustainable and healthy food and feed. However,
commercially produced insects are often low in n‐3 fatty acids and have suboptimal n‐6/n‐3 …

Fatty acid composition and proximate analysis of eight terricolous insects namely dung
beetle (Copris nevinsoni Waterhouse), short tailed cricket (Brachytrupes portentosus …

1. The majority of 58 genera of aquatic insects examined had total lipid contents of 10–20%
of total dry wt. 2. 2. Arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids were found in all individuals in …

The fatty acid compositions of total neutral lipids and total polar lipids from eight species of
freshwater insects were determined: stonefly nymphs (Plecoptera), beetle larvae …

Most published analyses of the fatty acid compositions of insect tissue do not record long-
chain polyunsaturated fatty acids beyond C18: 3. When this is set against recent discoveries …

Abstract Species from Diptera (Hermetia illucens and Lucilia sericata), Coleoptera (Tenebrio
molitor and Zophoba morio) and Orthoptera (Locusta migratoria, Acheta domestica and …

Most reviews of lipid metabolism in insects have covered all classes of lipid compounds.
Since lipids are generally defined as substances poorly soluble in water but soluble in …