Table 1. General composition of crickets from different districts (Unit: %)
| Districts1) | Moisture | Crude protein | Crude fat | Crude ash | Crude fiber | Nitrogen free extract (NFE)2) |
Raw basis | YG | 70.76±0.25d3) | 17.67±0.28a | 6.13±0.04e | 1.78±0.02d | 2.98±0.09bcd | 0.69±0.02a |
JS | 69.03±0.13a | 20.53±0.08d | 5.04±0.11c | 1.79±0.03d | 2.96±0.13bc | 0.67±0.00a |
WJ | 70.29±0.10c | 19.06±0.12b | 5.92±0.01d | 1.18±0.01a | 2.88±0.09b | 0.74±0.04ab |
HS | 71.33±0.12e | 19.07±0.17b | 4.21±0.01a | 1.54±0.07b | 3.05±0.04d | 0.81±0.07b |
GC | 70.48±0.20cd | 19.56±0.11c | 4.44±0.07b | 1.67±0.06c | 3.11±0.03d | 0.75±0.05ab |
CJ | 69.96±0.17b | 20.51±0.23d | 4.27±0.01a | 1.78±0.01d | 2.69±0.02a | 0.80±0.06b |
| Average | 70.22±0.33 | 20.04±0.55 | 4.35±0.10 | 1.72±0.07 | 2.90±0.23 | 0.77±0.06 |
Dry basis | YG | 1.69±0.12c | 59.42±0.10a | 20.61±0.34e | 5.97±0.01d | 10.01±0.18c | 2.31±0.07ab |
JS | 1.38±0.06ab | 65.35±0.05c | 16.03±0.40c | 5.69±0.06c | 9.43±0.37b | 2.13±0.01a |
WJ | 1.42±0.05b | 63.04±0.32b | 19.64±0.12d | 3.91±0.00a | 9.55±0.27b | 2.45±0.12bc |
HS | 1.43±0.01b | 65.54±0.29c | 14.46±0.07b | 5.30±0.23c | 10.49±0.19d | 2.79±0.26d |
GC | 1.44±0.02b | 65.31±0.09c | 14.82±0.12b | 5.47±0.06b | 10.38±0.02cd | 2.61±0.09cd |
CJ | 1.29±0.09a | 67.40±0.44d | 14.04±0.09a | 5.84±0.01cd | 8.83±0.08a | 2.62±0.20cd |
| Average | 1.44±0.14 | 64.34±2.62 | 16.60±2.66 | 5.36±0.71 | 9.78±0.62 | 2.48±0.26 |
YG, Yeong-gwang; JS, Jeong-seon; WJ, Won-ju; HS, Hwa-seong; GC, Geo-chang; CJ, Chung-ju.
NFE=100-(Moisture+Crude protein+Crude fat+Crude Ash+Crude fiber).
Values are mean±SD (n=3). Means with different letters within a same column are significantly different at p<0.05.