Michal Kurečka

Michal Kurečka

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 July 2021 in European Food Research and Technology
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MKMichal Kurečka
Michal Kurečka
MKMartin Kulma
Martin Kulma
DPDora Petříčková
Dora Petříčková
VPVladimír Plachý
Vladimír Plachý
LKLenka Kouřimská
Lenka Kouřimská

20 March 2024 in Applied Sciences
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AKAnežka Kopecká
Anežka Kopecká
LKLenka Kouřimská
Lenka Kouřimská
PŠPetra Škvorová
Petra Škvorová
MKMichal Kurečka
Michal Kurečka
MKMartin Kulma
Martin Kulma
The nutritional quality of insects is related to many factors, including their rearing conditions. In this study, the effects of temperature on the contents of crude protein, lipids, ash, and amino acids and the body size and weight of Tenebrio molitor larvae were analysed. The larvae were reared with the occurrence of the first 20 pupae in a laboratory incubator at temperatures of 22, 25, and 28 °C. The results revealed that the weight (from 0.09 to 0.15 g), dry matter (DM) content (from 30.72 to 36.55 g/100 g), and fat concentration (from 22.46 to 36.01 g/100 g DM) of the larvae increased with increasing rearing temperature. In contrast, the crude protein content significantly decreased (from 64.33 to 54.41 g/100 g DM). Methionine was the limiting amino acid. The essential amino acid index ranged from 37% to 45%. Information about the effect of temperature on the growth and nutritional parameters of mealworms may contribute to the optimisation of mealworm-rearing technology.

22 December 2023 in Food Chemistry
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PŠPetra Škvorová
Petra Škvorová
MKMartin Kulma
Martin Kulma
MBMatěj Božik
Matěj Božik
MKMichal Kurečka
Michal Kurečka
VPVladimír Plachý
Vladimír Plachý
LKLenka Kouřimská
Lenka Kouřimská