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KMID : 1134820210500060543
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2021 Volume.50 No. 6 p.543 ~ p.550
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Study of Fermented Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) as a Novel Prebiotic for Intestinal Microbiota
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Lee Su-Jung
Kwon Gyoo-Taik
Chung Yi-Hyung
Yoo Jong-Sang
Cho Kyung-Hoon
Kim Young-Suk
Jang Han-Su
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Abstract
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Insects are attracting worldwide attention as important future industrial resources. Insect farming attracts public attention for commercialization especially in Korea, partly because of government subsidies and also support based on the legislation of the so-called “insect industry law”. Insects have a high nutritional value and contain protein, amino acids, vitamin B, etc., and are suitable for animal feed following the natural food web. Currently, crickets and mealworms are the most widely utilized in this regard. In this study, we measured amino acid changes in fermented mealworms (Tenebrio molitor L.). In addition, control, positive, and fermented mealworm (FM) diets were provided to BALB/c mice for 8 weeks. There was no change in dietary and body weight during the 8 weeks. The number of lactic acid bacteria in the intestines significantly increased in the FM group. There was no change in the total number of microbiota in each group nor was there any change in the general bacteria, E. coli, and E. coli form. These results suggest that fermented mealworm can be considered as a dietary prebiotic to improve the microbiota diversity of the human intestinal environment. However, further study for human application is necessary.
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KEYWORD
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fermented mealworm, microbiota, microbiome, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes
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