Abstract
Melanosis formation in the Meat of <em>Clanis Bilineata</em> Larvae (MCBL) treated with Na2SO3 in combination with Ascorbic Acid (AA) was monitored during frozen storage of 6 months. No melanosis occurred in MCBL when the meat was treated with 0.05% Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub> in combination with 0.04% AA (p<0.05). Total viable number of Mesophilic and psychrophilic bacterial in MCBL treated with Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub> (0.05%) in combination with AA (0.04%) decreased, while that in the control MCBL increased. Results indicated that the treatment developed in this study was a promising way to preserve MCBL during extended frozen storage.
Highlights
Over the past few years, there has been renewed interest in using insects as food, mainly because of an increasing awareness that they are nutritious (Defoliart, 1992; Ladrón de Guevara et al, 1995; Raksakantong et al, 2010)
Clanis Bilineata (CB), a member of the subfamily Ambulicinae (Sphingidae, Lepidoptera), is an edible insect that usually grows on soybean leaves
Na2SO3 in combination with and without Ascorbic Acid (AA) at various levels showed the inhibitory effect towards PPO
Summary
Over the past few years, there has been renewed interest in using insects as food, mainly because of an increasing awareness that they are nutritious (Defoliart, 1992; Ladrón de Guevara et al, 1995; Raksakantong et al, 2010). Clanis Bilineata (CB), a member of the subfamily Ambulicinae (Sphingidae, Lepidoptera), is an edible insect that usually grows on soybean leaves. About 6,000 tonnes of CB Larvae (CBL) are consumed in China each year. The protein content of dry CBL is 65.5% (w/w) and the essential amino acid content is 52.84% (w/w) (Wu et al, 2000). The fat content of CBL is 23.68% (w/w), and the level of unsaturated fatty acids is 64.17% (w/w) (Wu et al, 2000). Linolenic acid, which is a functional fatty acid, is as high as 36.53% (w/w) of the total fatty acids (Wu et al, 2000)
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