Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom10070976
Keywords
Hermetia illucenslarvae; biomass composition; bioactives; cosmetic applications
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) [UID/DTP/04567/2019, UIDB/04567/2020, UID/DTP/04567/2019-CBIOS/BI3]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [UID/DTP/04567/2019] Funding Source: FCT
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Due to the sustainable organic matter bioconversion process used as substrate for its development, theHermetia illucens(Linnaeus) larvae biomass is considered a source of compounds with high aggregate value and quite a promising market. The materials that can be extracted fromH. illucenslarvae have opened the door to a diverse new field of ingredients, mainly for the feed and food industry, but also with potential applicability in cosmetics. In this review we succinctly describe the larval development and rearing cycle, the main compounds identified from different types of extractions, their bioactivities and focus on possible applications in cosmetic products. A search was made in the databases PubMed, ScienceDirect and Web of Science with the terms 'Hermetia illucens', 'bioactives', 'biochemical composition' and 'cosmetics ingredients', which included 71 articles published since 1994.
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