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Entomophagy is a new trending terminology where insects are used as source of food and feed. There are 1900 species of insects reported as edible, where in that silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) is one of them. Studies were undergone using silkworm pupae where it was dried and powdered subjected to proximate analysis. Oil was extracted using soxhlet extraction method where the oil is further studied for its quality parameters and for fatty acid profile using LC-MS/MS. Proximate results showed that silkworm pupae with of 42.53% protein and 34.86% fat. Pupae oil quality parameters revealed that acid value (2.63 mg KOH/g), saponification value (182.43 mg KOH/g), iodine value (117 g iodine/100g of oil), peroxide value (2.66 meq/kg) from the silkworm pupae. The fatty acid profile of oil screened around 28 fatty acids among which 12.75% were saturated and 86.6% were unsaturated fatty acids. MUFA and PUFA were around 34.97% and 51.64% respectively. The main component in pupae oil with essential fatty acid of 28.35% contains both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids which are more important for curing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Silkworm pupae oil is a potential edible oil can be used for replacement of other edible oils for better health benefits.

Key words: Edible insects, Silkworm pupae oil, mono unsaturated fatty acids, poly unsaturated fatty acids, essential fatty acids.