The Claim
Hexane extraction of Locusta migratoria under optimized conditions (30°C, 80 minutes, 17:1 mL/g solvent:solid ratio) produces 50.33% oil, with a fatty acid composition consisting of 36.82% oleic acid, 23.88% palmitic acid, and 22.07% linoleic acid, and triglyceride profiles dominated by ECN 48, 46, and 44.
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When locusts are processed with hexane at 30°C for 80 minutes using a solvent-to-solid ratio of 17:1, they yield 50.33% oil whose fatty acids are mostly oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acid, and whose triglycerides primarily contain ECN 48, 46, and 44 molecular species.
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Hexane extraction of Locusta migratoria at optimized conditions (30°C, 80 minutes, 17:1 mL/g solvent:solid ratio) yields 50.33% oil, with a fatty acid profile dominated by oleic acid (36.82%), palmitic acid (23.88%), and linoleic acid (22.07%), and triglycerides primarily containing ECN 48, 46, and 44.
Hexane dissolves fats from the locust's body because it mixes well with oils, and heating it to 30°C for 80 minutes with the right amount of solvent pulls out the most fat possible, leaving behind a mix of oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids bonded into triglycerides with 44, 46, and 48 carbon atoms.
What the research says
1 studyThe study used the exact same method described in the claim to extract oil from locusts and found exactly the same oil percentage and fatty acid makeup — so the claim is correct.
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