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February 20, 2023
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Effect of moisture and oil content in the supercritical CO2 defatting of hermetia illucens larvae

Publicated to:Foods. 12 (3): 490- - 2023-02-01 12(3), DOI: 10.3390/foods12030490

Authors: Fornari, Tiziana; Vazquez, Luis; Villanueva-Bermejo, David; Hurtado-Ribeira, Raul; Hernandez, Diego Martin; Martin, Diana

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Autonomous Univ Madrid, Inst Food Sci Res CIAL, Dept Prod & Characterizat Novel Foods, CSIC UAM, Nicolas Cabrera 9, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Campus de Excelencia Internacional UAM+CSIC , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Inst Food Sci Res CIAL CSIC UAM, UAM, Fac Ciencias, Secc Dept Ciencias Alimentac,CEI UAM CSIC, Nicolas Cabrera 9,Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author

Abstract

The supercritical defatting of H. illucens was scaled up at 450 bar and 60 °C from a 270 cm3 extraction cell to a vessel five times larger. Then, eight different H. illucens larvae batches, with variable content of oil (16.80–29.17% w/w) and moisture (4.45–15.95% w/w) were defatted. The effect of these parameters on yield and oil composition was analyzed. The presence of moisture in the larvae batch, in the range of the values studied, had no negative effect on the oil recovery efficiency, which was mainly determined by the initial content of oil in the larvae samples. Furthermore, no differences were determined in the fatty acid profile of the oils recovered, which were rich in saturated fatty acids, mainly lauric acid (ca. 50% w/w). Minor lipids, such as squalene and phytosterols, were determined in all the oil samples. The moisture content in the oils extracted was in the range of 0.118–1.706% w/w. Therefore, some samples exceeded the limits recommended for volatile matter in edible fats and oils (0.2%, including moisture). Yet, concerning the oil peroxide index, values were much lower than those corresponding to the oil extracted using hexane.

Keywords

defattingedible insectsextractionfath. illucensillucenslipidsoilproteinssupercritical fluid extractionBlack soldier flyDefattingEdible insectsHH. illucensOilSupercritical fluid extraction

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Foods due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 38/173, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 4.34, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-20, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 8
  • Scopus: 8
  • Europe PMC: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-20:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 45.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 55 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/706800

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (FORNARI REALE, TIZIANA) and Last Author (MARTIN GARCIA, DIANA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been FORNARI REALE, TIZIANA.