The nutria (Myocastor coypus) is a prolific herbivorous rodent originating from southern South America. The nutria is farmed in many countries mainly for its pelt through selected animals called nutria “mutations”, with different kinds of fur color and, up until now, nutria meat has been considered as a by-product. However, taking into account the growing interest of consumers to access novel and exotic meat, nutria meat could be proposed as an attractive and nutritional delicacy. The data presented in this review shows that the nutritional value of nutria meat is adequate for human nutrition, taking into account the protein content and amino acids composition. The fatty acids present in nutria meat are in line with health concerns for lipids nutrition in humans. Furthermore, the mineral composition of farmed nutria makes it a good source of iron, zinc, copper and selenium, all needed for human nutrition, especially iron when it comes to children and women.

坚果（Myocastor巨水鼠）是产自南美南部的多食草食性啮齿动物。在许多国家/地区，坚果皮的养殖主要是通过选择被称为坚果“突变”的动物的毛皮来进行的，毛皮具有不同的皮毛颜色，到目前为止，坚果皮肉一直被认为是副产品。然而，考虑到消费者对获得新颖和奇特的肉类的兴趣日益增加，可以提议将nutria肉作为有吸引力的营养美味佳肴。这篇综述中的数据表明，考虑到蛋白质含量和氨基酸组成，nutria肉的营养价值足以满足人体营养需求。坚果肉中存在的脂肪酸符合人类对脂质营养的健康关注。此外，养殖的坚果的矿物质成分使其成为铁，锌，铜和硒的良好来源，