Physiological and biochemical aspects of using black lion fly larvae as a source of biologically active and nutrient substances

Introduction. Functional foods are products that, in addition to taste and nutritional value, have a physiological effect on the human body. ω-6 and ω-3 fatty acids, when consumed in the form of triglycerides from various food sources, undergo digestion in the small intestine, allowing absorption and transport into the blood and subsequent assimilation into the body, including the brain, retina, heart and other tissues. Amino acids must be obtained from food because the human body lacks the metabolic pathways necessary to synthesize some amino acids. In nutrition, amino acids are classified as essential and non-essential.