Recently the Audubon Institute's Nature Center hosted "The Incredible Edible Insect," offering up recipes featuring bugs. The event was well-attended, and bug delicacies continue to be offered at various New Orleans food festivals.
There are 1,462 recorded species of edible insects
100 grams of cricket contains:
121 calories,
12.9 grams of protein,
5.5 g. of fat,
5.1 g. of carbohydrates,
75.8 mg. calcium,
185.3 mg. of phosphorous,
9.5 mg. of iron,
0.36 mg. of thiamin,
1.09 mg. of riboflavin,
and 3.10 mg. of niacin.
There are 1,462 recorded species of edible insects
100 grams of cricket contains:
121 calories,
12.9 grams of protein,
5.5 g. of fat,
5.1 g. of carbohydrates,
75.8 mg. calcium,
185.3 mg. of phosphorous,
9.5 mg. of iron,
0.36 mg. of thiamin,
1.09 mg. of riboflavin,
and 3.10 mg. of niacin.
