白蜡虫卵营养价值与食用安全性研究

Studies on the Nutritive Value and Food Safety of Ericerus pela Eggs

从白蜡虫卵的综合利用角度出发 ,研究了白蜡虫卵和卵囊壳的营养成分和食用安全性。研究结果表明 :白蜡虫卵及卵囊壳含有丰富的蛋白质、氨基酸、矿质元素、维生素等 ,卵的粗蛋白含量为 4 4 .6% ,卵囊壳中为 53.57% ,氨基酸总量分别为 33.16%和 50 .53% ,必需氨基酸总量分别为12 .38%和 17.90 % ,是一种极具营养价值的昆虫食品。安全毒理学研究表明 ,白蜡虫卵为实际无毒物质 ,无任何致突变和致畸作用 。

White wax scale (Ericerus pela) is one kind of important resource insects. Considering the nutritive and comprehensive utilization of its eggs, this paper deals with the nutritive value and food safety of white wax scale eggs. The research results showed that there are rich protein, amino acids, mineral elements and vitamins in the eggs. There are 44.6% protein in eggs and 53.57% in shells of eggs. The amino acids amounts are 33.16% and 50.53% respectively. The total amino acids amounts necessary to human are 12.38% and 17.90% respectively. The food safety research showed that the insect eggs are nontoxic and there are not any by-effect of causing mutation and deformity. Therefore white wax scale eggs are nutritious and safety for human to eat.