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Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
A multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of Acheta domesticus

Participants in the publication
Mattia Spano (Author)
Giacomo Di Matteo (Author)
Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo (Author)
Alba Lasalvia (Author)
Marco Ruggeri (Author)
Giuseppina Sandri (Author)
Carlos Cordeiro (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
 BioISI
 Marta Sousa Silva (Author)
Dep. Química e Bioquímica
 BioISI
 Carlotta Totaro Fila (Author)
Stefania Garzoli (Author)
Maria Elisa Crestoni (Author)
Luisa Mannina (Author)

Summary
Acheta domesticus (house cricket) has been recently introduced into the official European list of novel foods, representing an alternative and sustainable food source. Up to now, the chemical characterization of this edible insect has been focused only on specific classes of compounds. Here, three production batches of an A. domesticus powder were investigated by means of a multimethodological approach based on NMR, FT-ICR MS, and GC-MS methodologies. The applied analytical protocol, proposed for the first time in the study of an edible insect, allowed us to identify and quantify compounds not previously reported in crickets. In particular, methyl-branched hydrocarbons, previously identified in other insects, together with other compounds such as citrulline, formate, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, α-thujene, β-thujene, and 4-carene were detected. Amino acids, organic acids, and fatty acids were also identified and quantified. The improved knowledge of the chemical profile of this novel food opens new horizons both for the use of crickets as a food ingredient and for the use of extracts for the production of new formulations. In order to achieve this objective, studies regarding safety, biological activity, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability are needed as future perspectives in this field.

Date of Publication
2023-06-09

Institution
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Where published
Foods

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 2304-8158

Publisher
MDPI AG

Volume
12
Number
12

Starting page
2331

Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12122331
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12122331

Rankings
SCIMAGO Q1 (2021) - 726 - Food Science


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APA
Mattia Spano, Giacomo Di Matteo, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo, Alba Lasalvia, Marco Ruggeri, Giuseppina Sandri, Carlos Cordeiro, Marta Sousa Silva, Carlotta Totaro Fila, Stefania Garzoli, Maria Elisa Crestoni, Luisa Mannina, (2023). A multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of Acheta domesticus. Foods, 12, ISSN 2304-8158. eISSN . http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12122331

IEEE
Mattia Spano, Giacomo Di Matteo, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo, Alba Lasalvia, Marco Ruggeri, Giuseppina Sandri, Carlos Cordeiro, Marta Sousa Silva, Carlotta Totaro Fila, Stefania Garzoli, Maria Elisa Crestoni, Luisa Mannina, "A multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of Acheta domesticus" in Foods, vol. 12, 2023. 10.3390/foods12122331

BIBTEX
@article{58848, author = {Mattia Spano and Giacomo Di Matteo and Carlos Alberto Fernandez Retamozo and Alba Lasalvia and Marco Ruggeri and Giuseppina Sandri and Carlos Cordeiro and Marta Sousa Silva and Carlotta Totaro Fila and Stefania Garzoli and Maria Elisa Crestoni and Luisa Mannina}, title = {A multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of Acheta domesticus}, journal = {Foods}, year = 2023, volume = 12 }