Stanisław Kowalski, Dorota Gumul, Joanna Oracz, Justyna Rosicka-Kaczmarek, Anna Mikulec, Barbara Mickowska, Magdalena Skotnicka, Marek Zborowski
The chemical composition, antioxidant properties, and sensory aspects of sponge cakes with the addition of flours from edible insects (buffalo worm, cricket, and mealworm) were evaluated. The addition of edible-insect flours increased the protein, fat, and dietary fiber content in all cases. The utilization of edible insects demonstrated a notable augmentation in the phenolic compounds (especially protocatechuic acid and protocatechuic aldehyde, and syringic, ferulic, and sinapic acids). This resulted in an increase in the antioxidant activity measured against the ABTS radical cation, the DPPH radical, and ferric ions...
October 26, 2023: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)