Bread shape

Tenebrio molitor, also known as bread worm, belongs to COLEOPTERA, Tenebrionidae and Tenebrionidae (Tenebrionidae) in insect taxonomy. Native to North America, it was introduced to China by the Soviet Union in 1950s.

The dried Tenebrio molitor contains 30% fat and more than 50% protein. In addition, it also contains many elements, such as phosphorus, potassium, iron, sodium, aluminum and various trace elements. Because the dried Tenebrio molitor larvae contain about 40% protein, 57% pupae and 60% adults, it is known as "the feed treasure house of protein".

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Nutritional value of bread worm;

1, high quality and high protein food. Tenebrio molitor can not only be used as feed, but also be eaten. Its larvae contain 56.58% crude protein, 28.20% fat, 57% crude protein in pupae and 64% crude protein in adults, which is much higher than conventional animal foods such as eggs, beef and mutton, and is easy to digest and absorb, so it is known as the "king of egg white" among insects.

2, nutritious green food. The high protein and free amino acid content of Tenebrio molitor is 50- 100 times that of mammals and10 times that of milk. Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K are rich in water-soluble vitamin B group. Vitamin b 1 is 15 times that of milk, vitamin b2 is 1800 times that of milk and vitamin b6 is 52 times that of milk.

In addition, there are macro mineral elements such as calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium, and trace mineral elements such as iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, chromium, selenium, boron and iodine, and the content of nutritional components is much richer than that of milk and meat. Under the principle of "reasonable diet and balanced nutrition", the pursuit of green insect pupa dishes has become a fashion and attracted much attention.

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