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Entomology Department > Entomology Club > Insect Recipes
Nutritional Value of Various Insects per 100
grams
Data collected from The Food Insects Newsletter,
July 1996 (Vol. 9, No. 2, ed. by Florence V. Dunkel, Montana State University) and Bugs In the System, by May Berenbaum
|
Insect
|
Protein (g)
|
Fat (g)
|
Carbohydrate
|
Calcium (mg)
|
Iron (mg)
|
| Giant Water Beetle |
19.8
|
8.3
|
2.1
|
43.5
|
13.6
|
| Red Ant |
13.9
|
3.5
|
2.9
|
47.8
|
5.7
|
| Silk Worm Pupae |
9.6
|
5.6
|
2.3
|
41.7
|
1.8
|
| Dung Beetle |
17.2
|
4.3
|
.2
|
30.9
|
7.7
|
| Cricket |
12.9
|
5.5
|
5.1
|
75.8
|
9.5
|
| Small Grasshopper |
20.6
|
6.1
|
3.9
|
35.2
|
5.0
|
| Large Grasshopper |
14.3
|
3.3
|
2.2
|
27.5
|
3.0
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| June Beetle |
13.4
|
1.4
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2.9
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22.6
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6.0
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| Caterpillar |
6.7
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
13.1
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| Termite |
14.2
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
35.5
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| Weevil |
6.7
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
13.1
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| Beef (Lean Ground) |
27.4
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3.5
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| Fish (Broiled Cod) |
28.5
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.0
|
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