Insect values…

[kinyonga]

I included several sites with info about African insects so you could compare the nutrition that chameleons could get there compared to what we can provide for them…​

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review…​

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835793/

Nutritional value of various insects per 100 grams…​

https://www.smallstockfoods.com/nutritional-value-various-insects-per-100-grams/#:~:text=Two tests involving different grasshoppers,mg iron / 3 mg iron

Average nutrient composition and energy contents of edible insect orders (on a dry matter basis….​

https://www.researchgate.net/figure...-insect-orders-on-a-dry-matter_tbl1_275016949

“It has been shown that the chemical composition of insects can be modified by diverse factors including sex, environmental factors (temperature, day length, humidity, light intensity), stage of life, and diet“…​

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19476337.2020.1746833


The nutritional value of fourteen species of edible insects in southwestern Nigeria…
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/6678/1/jb06047.pdf

“This review is intended to provide recent published information on trace elements from edible insects from various environments.”…
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-022-03423-z

Nutritional Qualities and Enhancement of Edible Insects…​

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-nutr-041520-010856

“NUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF LONGHORN GRASSHOPPER (RUSPOLIA DIFFERENS) CONSUMED IN SIAYA DISTRICT, KENYA”…
http://journals.jkuat.ac.ke/index.php/jagst/article/download/7/6


“Nutritional Characteristics of Selected Insects in Uganda
for Use as Alternative Protein Sources in Food and Feed”…
https://nru.uncst.go.ug/bitstream/handle/123456789/4860/Nutritional Characteristics of Selected Insects in Uganda.pdf?sequence=1

“Nutritional composition of various insects and potential uses as alternative protein sources in animal diets”…
https://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-21-0447.pdf

 

[MikeyBen]

I included several sites with info about African insects so you could compare the nutrition that chameleons could get there compared to what we can provide for them…​

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review…​

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835793/

Nutritional value of various insects per 100 grams…​

https://www.smallstockfoods.com/nutritional-value-various-insects-per-100-grams/#:~:text=Two tests involving different grasshoppers,mg iron / 3 mg iron

Average nutrient composition and energy contents of edible insect orders (on a dry matter basis….​

https://www.researchgate.net/figure...-insect-orders-on-a-dry-matter_tbl1_275016949

“It has been shown that the chemical composition of insects can be modified by diverse factors including sex, environmental factors (temperature, day length, humidity, light intensity), stage of life, and diet“…​

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19476337.2020.1746833


The nutritional value of fourteen species of edible insects in southwestern Nigeria…
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/6678/1/jb06047.pdf

“This review is intended to provide recent published information on trace elements from edible insects from various environments.”…
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-022-03423-z

Nutritional Qualities and Enhancement of Edible Insects…​

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-nutr-041520-010856

“NUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF LONGHORN GRASSHOPPER (RUSPOLIA DIFFERENS) CONSUMED IN SIAYA DISTRICT, KENYA”…
http://journals.jkuat.ac.ke/index.php/jagst/article/download/7/6


“Nutritional Characteristics of Selected Insects in Uganda
for Use as Alternative Protein Sources in Food and Feed”…
https://nru.uncst.go.ug/bitstream/handle/123456789/4860/Nutritional Characteristics of Selected Insects in Uganda.pdf?sequence=1

“Nutritional composition of various insects and potential uses as alternative protein sources in animal diets”…
https://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-21-0447.pdf

Wow! Looks like I have alot of fascinating information to read. Thanks for sharing