date:Jul 17, 2019
lve in water. Each extract was then tested for its antioxidant content and activity.
For perspective, using the same setup we tested the antioxidant capacity of fresh orange juice and olive oilfunctional foods that are known to exert antioxidant effects in humans, Serafini explains.
Water-soluble extracts of grasshoppers, silkworms and crickets displayed the highest values of antioxidant capacityfivefold higher than fresh orange juicewhile giant cicada, giant water bugs, black tarantula and bl