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Abstract：
This review is intended to provide recent published information on trace elements from edible insects from various environments. Recently, insects are gaining popularity as food proteins in developing countries and press higher demand for edible insects since they may provide similar nutritional value as meat. Insects have been part of the human diet in the world for decades and at least 1900 insect species are considered edible. Furthermore, insects play a crucial role in socioeconomic by contributing to the world\'s food security as well as eradicating poverty in rural communities. Generally, edible insects are considered a readily available source of proteins, carbohydrates, and chitin. They also contain considerable amounts of trace elements such as iron, zinc, copper, and manganese. It has been observed that there is a great variation between mineral contents found in insects of the same or different species. Knowledge and comprehensive understanding of trace element contents of edible insects are crucial to fully maximise their utilisation in diets and prevent mineral deficiency in human beings and animals. However, most of the research on insects has focused on the nutritional contents of insects with less attention given to other nutritional components such as minerals and trace elements. The available data on trace elements from edible insects as food is limited and makes it difficult to draw estimations for the nutrient intake of humans and animals. Therefore, this review aimed to provide comprehensive information on availability of iron, zinc, copper, and manganese from selected edible insects, functions, and deficiencies in both humans and animals.
摘要：
这篇综述旨在提供最近发表的有关各种环境中可食用昆虫的微量元素的信息。最近,昆虫作为食物蛋白质在发展中国家越来越受欢迎，对食用昆虫的需求也越来越高，因为它们可能提供与肉类相似的营养价值。几十年来，昆虫一直是人类饮食的一部分，至少有1900种昆虫被认为是可食用的。此外，昆虫在社会经济中发挥着至关重要的作用，有助于世界粮食安全以及消除农村社区的贫困。一般来说,食用昆虫被认为是一种容易获得的蛋白质来源，碳水化合物,还有甲壳素.它们还含有大量的微量元素，如铁，锌，铜，和锰。已经观察到，在相同或不同物种的昆虫中发现的矿物质含量之间存在很大差异。了解和全面了解食用昆虫的微量元素含量对于最大限度地利用它们在饮食中的应用和防止人类和动物的矿物质缺乏至关重要。然而,对昆虫的研究大多集中在昆虫的营养成分上，而对其他营养成分如矿物质和微量元素的关注较少。有关食用昆虫作为食物的微量元素的可用数据有限，因此很难对人类和动物的营养摄入量进行估算。因此,这项审查旨在提供有关铁的可用性的全面信息，锌，铜，和锰来自精选的食用昆虫，功能,以及人类和动物的缺陷。
