蚕血液のレオロジー特性を考慮した健康食品(蚕パウダー)の開発

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Silkworms that feed on mulberry leaves contain a markedly larger amount of amino acids and almost the same amount of unsaturated fatty acids in comparison with mulberry leaves. Silkworms in beginning stage of the fifth period contain a larger amount of those nutrients compared with silkworms in the final stage of it. The rheological characteristics of silkworm blood were remarkably changed during growing process of silkworm, viscosity of silkworm blood in beginning stage of the fifth period is lower than that in the final stage of it. Here, it should be noted that the rheological characteristics of silkworm blood reflect physiolosical circulation of silkworm, suggesting that the physiolosical condition of silkworm in beginning stage of the fifth period is better than that in the final stage of it. Thus, based on these results, it was found that silkworm powder could be a new health food when silkworms in beginning stage of the fifth period were used.