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Data from: Effect of cricket protein powders on dough functionality and bread quality

    Data collected from duplicate laboratory analysis of the functional properties of wheat flour dough mixed with cricket protein powders. Dough properties were evaluated for dough strength and elasticity. Breads were baked from all flour treatments and bread quality evaluated from image analysis of crumb structure, loaf volume, and texture analysis.

    Data from: Distance-based decision-making in oviposition by Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on low- and no-gluten flours

      Red flour beetles have been known to readily infest wheat flour but their likelihood to choose other types of flours is unknown. Red flour beetles will lay eggs in many types of flours but their choice to infest low- and no-gluten flours remains to be tested. Here we test a panel of 14 different commercially available flours in three different choice assays. We find that the beetles lay similar amounts of eggs in buckwheat, teff, millet, rice, and rye flours but that they show significant declines in preference for sorghum, potato, quinoa, cassava, oat, amaranth, garbanzo, spelt, and corn flours.