Preliminary data on the nutritional composition of the edible stink-bug, Encosternum delegorguei Spinola, consumed in Limpopo province, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorTeffo, Leah Snow
dc.contributor.authorToms, R.B.
dc.contributor.authorEloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
dc.contributor.emailkobus.eloff@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-05T10:22:20Z
dc.date.available2009-02-05T10:22:20Z
dc.date.issued2008-11
dc.description.abstractThe edible stink-bug, Encosternum (Haplosterna) delegorguei Spinola (Heteroptera, Hemiptera), is a traditional delicacy of the Venda people in South Africa's Limpopo province. Selling the insects at Thohoyandou and other markets provides a valuable income for harvesters. In this article we report the first nutritional information on these insects. Dried bugs consist of 35% protein, 51% fat, with an energy content of 2600 kJ/100 g. Amino-acid concentrations varied from 0.82 mg/100 g (for threonine) to 1.32 mg/100 g (valine). Mineral content was 1.2 g/100 g. The stink-bugs are therefore a source of proteins, fats, amino acids, minerals and vitamins. The conservation and sustainable harvesting of these insects is highly desirable. Further investigation of their nutritional and medicinal properties is recommended, as well as research on their conservation and more efficient use as a food source.en
dc.identifier.citationTeffo, LS, Toms, RB & Eloff, JN 2008, 'Preliminary data on the nutritional composition of the edible stink-bug, Encosternum delegorguei Spinola, consumed in Limpopo province, South Africa', South African Journal of Science, vol. 103, no. 11, pp. 434-436. [http://www.sajs.co.za/]en
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353
dc.identifier.other7005589445
dc.identifier.otherE-6204-2012
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/8842
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen
dc.rightsAcademy of Science of South Africaen
dc.subjectNutritional compositionen
dc.subjectEncosternum (Haplosterna) delegorguei Spinola (Heteroptera, Hemiptera)en
dc.subjectLimpopoen
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.subject.lcshStinkbugsen
dc.subject.lcshEdible insects -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshNutrition -- Researchen
dc.titlePreliminary data on the nutritional composition of the edible stink-bug, Encosternum delegorguei Spinola, consumed in Limpopo province, South Africaen
dc.typeArticleen

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