Table 2.
Amino acid contents of cr icket powder with different processing conditions

Amino acid	Processing (%)
	LP1)	Hot-air2)	Roasting3)	Frying4)
Essential amino acid
Threonine	4.39	4.34	4.21	4.31
Valine	7.45	7.45	8.16	6.49
Isoleucine	3.69	4.26	3.72	4.46
Leucine	7.64	8.11	7.63	8.07
Phenylalanine	4.01	3.95	3.95	3.88
Lysine	6.28	6.40	6.19	6.45
Histidine	2.56	2.62	2.56	2.56
Methionine	1.72	1.68	1.89	1.67
Total essential amino acids	37.74	38.81	38.31	37.89
Non-essential amino acid
Aspartic acid	9.77	9.85	9.81	8.51
Serine	6.03	5.79	6.18	4.66
Glutamic acid	12.14	12.34	12.04	12.15
Glycine	5.28	5.42	5.07	5.90
Alanine	9.01	9.07	9.09	11.14
Tyrosine	5.66	4.77	5.33	5.55
Arginine	6.98	7.06	6.82	6.79
Cystine	1.02	0.91	1.04	0.89
Proline	6.37	5.98	6.31	6.52
Non-essential amino acids	62.26	61.19	61.69	62.11
Total amino acids	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

Lyophilization process.
Hot-air process (90°C for 7 hr).
Roasting process (160°C for 40 min).
Frying process (180°C for 30 sec).