Insects, High Quality Protein Source

Insects, High Quality Protein Source

Insects as food is not a stranger, in some countries in Africa, Asia and some parts in the country often makes the insects as food. In addi... 2:08 AM

Insects as food is not a stranger, in some countries in Africa, Asia and some parts in the country often makes the insects as food. In addition to delicious, insects also contain good nutrition. An estimated 2 billion people worldwide regularly consume insects during meals.

However you should only eat insects that are bred for food. This is to avoid insect pesticide contaminated or containing toxic substances. Now in some countries have also made a snack of protein (protein bars) are made from a mixture of nuts, fruits, and insects.

Know what insects can be a source of protein.

Grasshoppers and crickets
It is the most common type of insects consumed worldwide. Insects are good at jumping is indeed easy to find, easy to grasp, and it tasted delicious. In 3-5 ounces of raw grasshoppers contained 14-28 grams of protein. Grasshoppers are also rich in calcium and iron.

Another advantage of grasshoppers is taste neutral so that it can be made into a variety of snacks. The most popular way to mengasup locusts are fried or baked.

Silkworm
Caterpillars are also often consumed. In 100 grams of dried caterpillars that contained 53 grams of protein and 15 percent fat. The content of protein in the caterpillars even higher than the fish and meat.

Beetles
Beetles contains 36 grams of protein in one serving small. Besides these animals also contain minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc.