@article{Zamudio-Flores_-Gonzaléz_Cano_2019, title={Food supplements from a Grasshopper: A developmental stage-wise evaluation of amino acid profile, protein and vitamins in Brachystola magna (Girard)}, volume={31}, url={https://ejfa.me/index.php/journal/article/view/1989}, DOI={10.9755/ejfa.2019.v31.i7.1989}, abstractNote={<p>Insects can be used as an easily accessible food supplement; however, for nutritional purposes it is necessary to consider its protein content, amino acids composition and vitamin content. In this study a nutritional characterization (protein content, amino acid profile and hydrosoluble and liposoluble vitamins) was performed to the <em>Brachystola magna</em> (Girard) grasshopper in four stages of its biological cycle (egg, nymph 3, nymph 4 and adult). In the adult stage the highest values of protein content (> 59%) were observed compared with the other stages of development. At all stages of <em>B</em>. <em>magna</em> the presence of 9 out of the 10 essential amino acids were detected (just tryptophan amino acid was absent). Significant increases in the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D and E) were observed as the stage of development of <em>B</em>. <em>magna</em> increased, with the increase of vitamin E of ≈ 662% in the adult stage; however, the water-soluble vitamins of the B complex remained constant at all stages, but vitamin C, which increased significantly in the adult stage of this insect cycle. Results suggest that <em>Brachystola magna</em> (Girard) could be a potential source of consumption for people with specific health needs.</p>}, number={7}, journal={Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture}, author={Zamudio-Flores, P.B. and -Gonzaléz, M. Hernández and Cano, V.G. García-}, year={2019}, month={Aug.}, pages={561–568} }