Abstract
Drone pupa of honeybee (Apis mellifera) has been used as food for enhancing immune system in many countries. However, despite its high nutritional value, it is not registered as food ingredient in Korean food standards codex. In the present study, we evaluated the nutritional characterization of drone pupa through chemical analysis. The contents of moisture, crude protein, crude fat, carbonate and ash in proximate composition were 74.23%, 11.05%, 8.19%, 5.68% and 0.85%, respectively. 18 amino acids, including 9 essential amino acids were found in drone pupa with the highest level of glutamic acid at 1631.9mg/100g. The drone pupa which contains 12 minerals was rich in K (235.78mg/100g) and P (177.35mg/100g). Vitamins (B1, C and E) and fatty acids were present at low concentrations. These results suggest that honeybee drone pupa is a rich source of protein and other essential nutrients and thus could be used as a food ingredient.
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