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Speaking of cicadas, many people don’t know that it has another name, "cicada pupa". People in rural areas like to go out to catch them at night in summer. Many cicada pupae will transform and crawl out of the caves at night. After catching it, many people take it back and stir-fry or deep-fry it. It is rich in protein and has good nutritional value. It is harmless and is a very natural and harmless food. Please read this article for details.

Cicada pupae are rich in protein and various amino acids, and are a high-end nutritional supplement for the weak, sick, the elderly and women after childbirth. Cicada pupae can produce substances with pharmacological activity, which can effectively increase the level of white blood cells in the human body, thereby improving the body's immune function and delaying the aging of human functions. Cicada pupa oil can lower blood lipids and cholesterol, and has a significant effect on the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and improving liver function. The use of cicada pupae is first reflected in their edible value, and the newly unearthed nymphs have the highest nutritional value.

Scientific analysis shows that cicada pupae are rich in amino acids, proteins and trace elements, containing 46.63% amino acids, 58.58% protein, 10.23% fat, 0.3% total potassium, 0.58% total phosphorus, 16.0 mg/kg calcium and 82.2 mg/kg zinc. The second is the medicinal value of golden cicada. According to the "Chinese Materia Medica", golden cicada has the effects of invigorating essence and strengthening yang, relieving cough and promoting salivation, protecting the lungs and benefiting the kidneys, having anti-bacterial and blood pressure-lowering effects, treating baldness and inhibiting cancer. Cicada shells are rich in methylxanthin, isoxanthin, and adenosine triphosphatase, and are often used to treat symptoms such as exogenous wind-heat, hoarse cough, sore throat, itchy urticaria, red eyes, eye opacities, tetanus, and children's crying at night. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cicada shells are salty and sweet in taste, cold in nature, and can clear away heat, extinguish wind, and calm the nerves.

If we compare the protein content of 100g of golden cicada with that of other animals, the numbers shown will give us a real understanding of how high its nutritional value is: the protein content of golden cicada larvae is 3.5 times that of lean beef (20.2% protein), 4.3 times that of lean pork (16.7%), 3.8 times that of mutton, 3 times that of chicken (23.3%), 4 times that of carp (17.3), and 6 times that of eggs (11.8%). It can be seen that the protein content of golden cicada nymphs is much higher than any animal meat and poultry eggs; and because they also contain multiple nutrients necessary for the human body, they have excellent auxiliary therapeutic effects on promoting growth and development, replenishing the body's metabolic consumption, and the recovery of weak patients. Therefore, they have become a rare natural, pollution-free, high-quality nutritious food.