昆虫蛋白在宠物食品中的应用

Application of Insect Protein in Pet Food

随着全球人口数量的快速增长及宠物行业的高速发展,食品中蛋白质资源短缺现象日益严重,寻找新型可替代、可持续蛋白质资源成为了研究重点。昆虫蛋白氨基酸含量丰富、消化率较高,相较于传统蛋白质来源,可食用昆虫对饲养环境要求较低,而利用率和产能较高。因此,昆虫蛋白可作为未来的新型优质蛋白质来源。文章综述了昆虫蛋白在宠物食品领域的应用现状,包括对昆虫蛋白来源及分类的概述、昆虫蛋白质中营养价值和功能性成分的分析,以及国内外昆虫蛋白在宠物食品中的开发研究现状,并对昆虫蛋白在宠物饲料、宠物零食及宠物功能食品领域进行了可行性研究分析,为宠物食品行业指明了新的发展方向。

With the rapid growth of the global population and the rapid development of the pet industry,the shortage of protein resources in food has become increasingly serious. Therefore, seeking new alternative and sustainable protein resources has become the research focus. Compared with traditional protein sources, insect proteins contain quantities of amino acids and are better to digest. On the other hand, edible insects have lower requirements on the feeding environment, and higher utilization rate and productivity. Therefore, insect proteins can be used as new sources of high-quality proteins in the future. This paper reviewed the application status of insect protein in the pet food industry, including the overview of insect protein source and classification, analysis of nutritional value and functional components, the research related to the insect protein development in the pet food industry, analyzed the utilization feasibility of the insect protein in the pet feed, snack and functional food, and propose the future study and the direction of development.