The high crude fiber content can be used to complement animal roughages in addition to other uses mentioned earlier (Mbah and Elekima 2007). The gross energy value given by these edible insects depends on the amount of protein, fat, and carbohydrate contents in the insect. All the studied species had high gross energy values, a finding similar to the high caloric content value reported from 78 other species of edible insects (Ramos-Elorduy et al. 1997). Because the ash content of a sample is a reflection of the minerals it contains (Adeyeye 2000), these insects were therefore found to be rich in minerals.