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The house cricket (Acheta domesticus L.) is one of four edible insect species introduced to the EU market as a novel food and alternative protein source.
Magdalena Gantner +5 more
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Insect-derived chitin and chitosan have gained interest as alternative sources to that derived from crustaceans; however, little information is available on chitin from the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) and tropical banded cricket (Gryllodes ...
Morgan Malm, Andrea M. Liceaga
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Simple Summary The consumption of crickets, like that of other insects, has beneficial effects such as improving gut health, ameliorating chronic diseases because of their bioactivity, and aiding food products when crickets are used as a protein ...
O. O. Fashakin +7 more
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Nutritional and Functional Properties of Novel Italian Spray-Dried Cricket Powder
Insects, especially crickets, have been proposed as a novel source of nutrients in human nutrition since they possess bioactive molecules, including high protein content, lipids, chitin, vitamins and minerals. In this work, the nutritional and functional
Marco Ruggeri +9 more
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Simple Summary The growing world population demands an increase in food supply. Mass-rearing of insects can contribute to food production and recycling of nutrients.
J. Takács +4 more
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Whole Wheat Bread Enriched with Cricket Powder as an Alternative Protein
The current market trends in modern sedentary lifestyles drive the development of new functional products able to fulfill consumers’ demand for a healthy diet.
Ampaka Mafu +4 more
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Insect powders used in food products may lower the overall quality when compared to conventional counterparts. This preliminary study was used to develop and evaluate insect-based food products and to utilize them in a future consumer test. Pork sausage,
Isaac Ho +5 more
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Technological Performance of Cricket Powder (Acheta domesticus L.) in Wheat-Based Formulations
Simple Summary Considering the chemical composition of cricket powder, specific nutritional goals (such as high protein content) can be achieved by including cricket powder, even at low levels (i.e., 5%).
A. Bresciani +4 more
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Insights into the genomic evolution of insects from cricket genomes
Most of our knowledge of insect genomes comes from Holometabolous species, which undergo complete metamorphosis and have genomes typically under 2 Gb with little signs of DNA methylation. In contrast, Hemimetabolous insects undergo the presumed ancestral
G. Ylla +14 more
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Simple Summary Farming edible insects such as field crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus), called the Mediterranean cricket, is increasingly being adapted for more commercial purposes.
J. Mitchaothai +6 more
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