Just stumbled upon this little table of food values for, well, bugs.
Some of us on this list find these scrumptious (or some who *used* to be
on the list ... it's so quiet these days I don't know who's lurking back
there in the shadows anymore, munching happily away on their fluttering
flapping buzzing meals .....
Insect Name
Protein (g)
Fat (g)
Carbohydrate
Calcium (mg)
Iron (mg)
Giant Water Beetle
19.8
8.3
2.1
43.5
13.6
Red Ant
13.9
3.5
2.9
47.8
5.7
Silk Worm Pupae
9.6
5.6
2.3
41.7
1.8
Dung Beetle
17.2
4.3
.2
30.9
7.7
Cricket
12.9
5.5
5.1
75.8
9.5
Small Grasshopper
20.6
6.1
3.9
35.2
5.0
Large Grasshopper
14.3
3.3
2.2
27.5
3.0
June Beetle
13.4
1.4
2.9
22.6
6.0
Caterpillar
6.7
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.1
Termite
14.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
35.5
Weevil
6.7
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.1
Beef (Lean Ground)
27.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5
Fish (Broiled Cod)
28.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0