Added to products with high carbohydrate content, silkworm powder can help to maintain glycemic control, not only by reducing carbohydrate content. According to Asano et al. silkworms that had been fed with mulberry leaves concentrated 1-deoxynojirimycin, whichis a potential antihyperglycemic agent of the leaves.This antihyperglycemic effect can be useful in developing products for patients with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetesmellitus, or for consumers who want to lose weight. These benefits occur especially when the base product is also suitable for these purposes, such as buckwheat flour. Further studies are needed to determine