The larva of the Tenebrio molitor, known as the yellow meal worm, is a plague of @entity3505 and flours. Consumption of the raw insects is not well accepted because of their appearance. The objective of the present work was to grow T. molitor larvae under standard conditions, to analyze the chemical composition of the larvae powder, and to prepare supplemented @entity2829 tortillas. Protein and fat contents were performed with standard methods. Tenebrio larvae powder had a 58.4% protein content; this protein was rich in essential @entity1522 such as @entity815 , @entity669 , and @entity2340 ; the found values satisfied those recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization. @entity844 composition was determined by GC- @entity15 showing high contents of @entity3952 and @entity4722 (19.8 and 8.51%, respectively). A large proportion of @entity1474 of longer chains was detected. Long-chain @entity1718 having two or three double bonds have been claimed as highly beneficial to health. Tortillas supplemented with larvae powder had excellent consumer acceptance, and tortilla protein content increased by 2% as well as the amount of essential @entity1522 . These results show new ways to consume insects and at the same time increase the nutritional value of the original food products.

Characteristics of XXXX flour tortilla supplemented with ground Tenebrio molitor larvae.

@entity1522 :: ('CHEBI:33709', 'Chemical') :: ['amino acids'] @entity844 :: ('CHEBI:35366', 'Chemical') :: ['Fatty acid'] @entity3952 :: ('MESH:D019301', 'Chemical') :: ['oleic acid'] @entity1718 :: ('MESH:D005227', 'Chemical') :: ['fatty acids'] @entity2829 :: ('4577', 'Species') :: ['maize'] @entity1474 :: ('MESH:D005231', 'Chemical') :: ['unsaturated fatty acids'] @entity2340 :: ('CHEBI:27897', 'Chemical') :: ['tryptophan'] @entity3505 :: ('4565', 'Species') :: ['wheat'] @entity815 :: ('CHEBI:28044', 'Chemical') :: ['phenylalanine'] @entity669 :: ('CHEBI:18186', 'Chemical') :: ['tyrosine'] @entity15 :: ('MESH:D009103', 'Disease') :: ['MS'] @entity4722 :: ('MESH:D019787', 'Chemical') :: ['linoleic acid']
@entity2829 :: (4577,Species) :: ['maize']
