Advances in Bioengineering and Biomedical Science Research(ABBSR)
ISSN: 2640-4133 | DOI: 10.33140/ABBSR
Impact Factor: 1.7
AC Ukubuiwe
Department of Animal Biology, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
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Research Article
Effects of Gamma Irradiation of Egg Cells on Macro and Micro Nutrients Composition of the Edible Larval Stage of Cirina Forda (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae)
Author(s): MO Odeyemi*, IK Olayemi, AC Ukubuiwe and JO Fasoranti
The need for diversification of cost-effective enrichment of human diets with macro and micro-nutrients has assumed global concerns. To this end, entomophagy has been advocated as a promising source of these nutrients but such must be predicated on the on optimization of nutritional quality of the selected insect candidates, and that informed this study. To achieve this, freshly laid eggs of Cirina forda exposed to a range of Gamma irradiation doses (0, 10, 20 and 50Gy) and subsequently raised through the edible larval stage on Vitellaria paradoxa plant’s leaves. Proximate, mineral and micro-nutrient analyses of the irradiated matured C.forda larvae were carried out following standard biochemical procedures. The results of proximate analysis showed that egg exposure to Gamma irradiation significantly (P<0.05) increased dry matter and carbohydrate contents, at doses of 20Gy an.. Read More»