Data to understand the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 Data on the biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain collected along a 60km pollution gradient is presented here.
Susan Mwelwa +4 more
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Edible Insect Farming in the Context of the EU Regulations and Marketing—An Overview [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Insects are increasingly being considered as an attractive source of protein that can cater to the growing demand for food around the world and promote the development of sustainable food systems.
Krystyna Żuk-Gołaszewska +5 more
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Edible Insect Production in Thailand: Sustainable Supply Chain Management [PDF]
InsectsThis study aims to foster a guideline for sustainable supply chain management for edible insect production through a comprehensive review and critical analysis of the current situation, focusing especially on Thailand’s perspective.
Sasiprapa Krongdang +6 more
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Foodborne Diseases in the Edible Insect Industry in Europe—New Challenges and Old Problems [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Insects play a key role in European agroecosystems. Insects provide important ecosystem services and make a significant contribution to the food chain, sustainable agriculture, the farm-to-fork (F2F) strategy, and the European Green Deal.
Remigiusz Gałęcki +2 more
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Electronic nose in edible insects area [PDF]
Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences, 2017 Edible insect is appraised by many cultures as delicious and nutritionally beneficial food. In western countries this commodity is not fully appreciated, and the worries about edible insect food safety prevail. Electronic noses can become a simple and cheap way of securing the health safety of food, and they can also become a tool for evaluating the ...
Adámek, Martin +7 more
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Authentication of EU-Authorized Edible Insect Species in Food Products by DNA Barcoding and High-Resolution Melting (HRM) Analysis [PDF]
FoodsThe consumption of edible insects is a promising approach to meet the increasing global demand for food. Commercialization of edible insects in the EU is regulated by the Novel Food regulation.
Michaela Wildbacher +5 more
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A Systematic Review on Viruses in Mass-Reared Edible Insect Species [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Edible insects are expected to become an important nutrient source for animals and humans in the Western world in the near future. Only a few studies on viruses in edible insects with potential for industrial rearing have been published and concern only ...
Michela Bertola, Franco Mutinelli
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Bioaccessibility and antioxidant activity of edible-insect protein digests from Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas atratus in an in vitro digestion model [PDF]
Food Chemistry: XWith the increasing global demand for sustainable protein sources, edible insects are receiving increasing attention because of their nutritional value and environmental benefits.
Jae Hoon Lee +4 more
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Edible Insects and Global Food Security [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Starting in 2008 and lasting up until 2011, the crisis in agricultural and, in particular, cereal prices triggered a period of riots that spread from the Mediterranean basin to the rest of the world, reaching from Asia to Central America and the African continent. [...]
Verneau F., Amato M., La Barbera F.
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Foods, 2022 In this study, edible insect flours from Gonimbrasia belina (Mashonzha), Hermetia illucens (black soldier fly larvae) and Macrotermes subhylanus (Madzhulu) were prepared and assessed in terms of proximal, physicochemical, techno-functional and ...
Nthabeleng Vanqa +2 more
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