Tipo
Artigos em Revista
Tipo de Documento
Artigo Completo
Título
A multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of Acheta domesticus
Participantes na publicação
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)
Resumo
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.
Data de Publicação
2023-06-09
Instituição
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Suporte
Foods
Identificadores da Publicação
ISSN - 2304-8158
Editora
MDPI AG
Identificadores do Documento
DOI -
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12122331
URL -
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12122331
Identificadores de Qualidade
SCIMAGO Q1 (2021) - 726 - Food Science