Table 2. Fatty acid contents of crickets from different districts (Unit: g/100 g samples)

Fatty acid Districts1)
YG JS WJ HS GC CJ
Saturated fatty acid (SFA)
C14:0 (Myristic acid) 1.74±0.052) 0.42±0.59 -3) 0.36±0.51 - -
C16:0 (Palmitic acid) 21.09±0.28 24.00±1.42 23.72±0.54 23.37±0.28 24.19±0.09 22.67±0.73
C18:0 (Stearic acid) 9.29±0.13 7.89±0.32 7.91±0.09 8.93±0.09 7.79±0.08 9.97±0.34
Total SFA 32.12±0.13 32.31±0.71 31.62±0.19 32.66±0.16 31.99±0.10 32.64±0.62
Unsaturated fatty acid (USFA)
C16:1 (Palmitoleic acid) 1.03±0.03 2.53±0.19 1.37±0.00 1.26±0.03 2.69±0.10 1.89±0.04
C18:1n9c (Oleic acid) 21.29±0.19 23.50±1.40 22.73±0.53 21.66±0.28 23.03±0.01 24.46±0.92
C18:2n6c (Linoleic acid) 34.45±0.40 29.86±1.75 37.85±0.56 34.46±0.38 29.74±0.39 30.54±0.74
C18:3n3 (Linolenic acid) 1.48±0.05 0.99±0.39 1.98±0.02 - 1.43±0.05 0.72±1.02
C20:1 (cis-9-eicosenoic acid) 0.84±0.07 1.23±0.05 - 1.27±0.18 1.08±0.04 1.57±0.12
Total USFA 59.99±0.15 58.48±0.78 63.93±0.21 59.70±0.29 57.97±0.06 59.81±0.36
USFA/SFA 1.87 1.81 2.02 1.83 1.81 1.83
YG, Yeong-gwang; JS, Jeong-seon; WJ, Won-ju; HS, Hwa-seong; GC, Geo-chang; CJ, Chung-ju.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Not detected.