A research conducted by local nutritionists revealed that insects are a good source of nutrition and eating them will go a long way in reducing cases of protein deficiency.
The research was done between 2015 and 2017 by Dexter Chagwena a nutritionist in the ministry of health and childcare (MoHCC) department, Matanhire GT, Jombo TZ and CC Maponga who released their findings titled “Protein Quality of Commonly Consumed Edible Insects in Zimbabwe”.
Elaborating on the findings of the research, Chagwena said:
The cheaper alternative sources for some rural communities include edible insects and these have not been thoroughly investigated.
This motivated us to conduct this study where we evaluated the protein quality of edible insects commonly consumed in Zimbabwe and other African countries.
The crude protein content was high in the three edible insects we evaluated; Locusta migratoria (locusts) – 71%, Imbrasia belina Mopane worms) (58%) and Encosternum delegorguei (stinkbug) – 31%.
This shows that these edible insects were quite high in protein content and this was comparable to other studies in African countries.
Chagwena urged policymakers to promote the production and consumption of insects. He added:
That is why policymakers should care about these study results. If they create that conducive environment with relevant policies to promote production and consumption of these edible insects, improve our diets and making them diversified, we will eradicate these nutrient deficiency diseases we continue to face.
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