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Silkworm pupa

Cooked, boiled

Bombyx mori

67 calories, 3.4 grams protein, 0.8 grams carbohydrate, and 5.7 grams fat for 1 serving · 28.35 g.

Nutrition overview

1 serving · 28.35 g · Cooked, boiled

Silkworm pupa provides 67 calories, 3.4 g protein, 0.8 g carbs, and 5.7 g fat per 1 serving · 28.35 g.

67

calories

Protein

3.4g

Carbs

0.8g

Fat

5.7g

Nutrition facts

Complete nutrition

NutrientAmount
Macronutrients
Protein3.4 g
Total fat5.7 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)0.8 g
Dietary fiber0.7 g
Total sugars0.0 g
Minerals
Calcium14.8 mg
Iron0.64 mg
Magnesium14.5 mg
Phosphorus39.3 mg
Potassium107.9 mg
Sodium2.2 mg
Zinc0.30 mg
Copper0.11 mg
Manganese0.13 mg
Selenium0.9 mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RAE0.0 mcg
Vitamin C0.2 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0.0 mcg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)0.1 mg
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)1.0 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.07 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.02 mg
Niacin (B3)0.18 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.07 mg
Vitamin B60.04 mg
Folate, DFE11.9 mcg
Vitamin B120.0 mcg
Other essential nutrient
Choline, total10.6 mg

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Nutrition records and methodology

Primary calorie record

Silkworm, pupa (cocoon), golden brown, soft and smooth cuticle, boiled

FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity (BioFoodComp 4.0)

Record 0700046 · 100% match

Reported
3
Estimated
26
Assumed zero
0
Calculated
0

Contributing sources

  • FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Database for Biodiversity (BioFoodComp 4.0)

    FAO/INFOODS · 4.0

    Open source
  • Basic Foods whole-catalog profile completion calculations V2.5

    Basic Foods database project · whole-catalog-completion-v2.5.1-tiered · Project-generated calculation artifact; direct and donor evidence retain their own licenses

Detailed source and derivation status is retained for every nutrient in this profile.

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