The Claim
The oil extracted from Locusta migratoria contains 12,638.66 mg/kg of sterols, with cholesterol accounting for 83.80% of the total sterol content, and includes 223.31 mg/kg of γ-tocopherol and lower levels of α-tocopherol.
What the research says
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Oil from the migratory locust contains 12,638.66 milligrams of sterols per kilogram, of which 83.80% is cholesterol. It also contains 223.31 milligrams of γ-tocopherol per kilogram and smaller amounts of α-tocopherol.
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The oil extracted from Locusta migratoria contains 12,638.66 mg/kg of sterols, with cholesterol accounting for 83.80% of the total sterol content, and includes 223.31 mg/kg of γ-tocopherol and lower levels of α-tocopherol.
Locusts produce oil in their fat tissue that contains high levels of cholesterol and γ-tocopherol because their bodies make these molecules from dietary plant compounds and store them together in lipid droplets.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that oil from migratory locusts has exactly the same high amount of cholesterol and vitamin E compounds as the claim says — so the claim is correct.
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