Using black soldier fly larvae reared on fruits and vegetables waste as a sustainable dietary source of provitamin a carotenoids.
Food Chem
; 359: 129911, 2021 Oct 15.
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We showed that black soldier fly larvae reared on fruits and vegetables rich in provitamin A carotenoids can accumulate significant amounts of these vitamin A precursors. Using a simulated gastro-intestinal digestion model, we demonstrated that α- and ß-carotene from the larvae are as bioaccessible as from the fruits and vegetables they were reared on. We calculated that provitamin A carotenoid-rich larvae have the capacity to provide more vitamin A than fruits and vegetables rich in these molecules. Remarkably, the incorporation of usual quantities of these larvae in feed could cover the needs of several production animals for this vitamin. Thus, our findings suggest that rearing black soldier fly larvae on by-products or waste rich in provitamin A carotenoids could be a sustainable strategy to recycle a fraction of vitamin A back into the food chain and could represent a new approach to fight against vitamin A deficiency.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Verduras
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Vitamina A
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Carotenoides
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Dípteros
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Provitaminas
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Frutas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Food Chem
Año:
2021
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido