The nutritional value and physicochemical characteristics of the fat extracted from the flour of dried termites and sold in the market of Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi and those of the soils of DR Congo. It emerges from this study that termites contain good values in proteins, lipids, raw ash, minerals. The fat contains good values in fatty acids (Palmitic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid and Stearic Acid and good physicochemical characteristics. These termites do not contain any toxic substance. Therefore the population of DR Congo can consume these termites without any fear.
The soils of Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi contain good physicochemical characteristics.
The qualitative analysis of the fat revealed the presence of vitamins A, E, D for the termites of two sites.
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