When you look at rodents and crickets on a usable energy basis, crickets and rodents are comparable fat wise.



A commercial cricket is 44% fat/kcal while a adult mouse is 47% fat and a pink (1.5 grams) is 40% fat. Domestic crickets (Gryllus spp) are as high as 54% fat/kcal.



So when comparing on a caloric basis it is technically incorrect to state that crickets are lower than rodents as a source of fat. In addition crickets are a potential major source of the fats that cause corneal lipidosis in many anurans.





Ed

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