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Edible Insects and Sustainable Development Goals [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The insect sector can become an important component of sustainable circular agriculture by closing nutrient and energy cycles, fostering food security, and minimising climate change and biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to SDGs. The high levels of the interaction of the insect sector with the SDGs is clearly illustrated inside the review ...
Moruzzo R., Mancini S., Guidi A.
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Future Foods, 2023 Bakery products including bread are traditionally good sources of carbohydrate but not nutrient-dense. Enrichment with edible insect powder could improve the quantity and quality of protein, fat and dietary fibers to bakery products.
Isaac Amoah +6 more
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Edible insects and their potential anti-obesity effects: a review
Food Science of Animal Products, 2023 Available evidence suggests that the consumption of edible insects may not only contribute protein and other valuable nutrients to the human diet but may also provide health benefits through various insect-derived peptides and bioactive compounds.
Klaus W. Lange, Yukiko Nakamura
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Insects as a Source of Protein
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2022 The world population growth has increased demand for traditional protein sources but an alternative protein source was sought due to limited land. Edible insects containing all the essential amino acids in a healthy diet are sustainable and promising ...
Gizem Simge Kılınç +2 more
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Selected aspects of edible insect rearing and consumption - A review
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2021 The presented work brings a comprehensive study of edible insect farming with an impact on the environment and human health. The review focuses not only on commonly monitored parameters such as carbon footprint or feed conversion but also on waste ...
Jiří Mlček +6 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023 The edible insect sector has, in recent times, gained significant prominence and attention. Particularly, the government of Kenya has made remarkable steps to achieve a potentially large and valuable edible insect market, with a significant milestone ...
Lydia Akinyi Omondi, Mary Orinda
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Nutritional characteristics of selected insects in Uganda for use as alternative protein sources in food and feed [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Journal; Published online: 18 Dec 2019Insects are potential ingredients for animal feed and human food. Their suitability may be influenced by species and nutritional value.
Bbosa, T. +4 more
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Resources, 2021 Edible insects are an important natural commodity in rural areas that is used for household consumption and to generate income through trade. As a result, edible-insect trading is a profitable business that provides employment and improves the ...
Zabentungwa T. Hlongwane +2 more
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Insects as food and medicine: a sustainable solution for global health and environmental challenges
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Insects are a significant source of food for millions of people worldwide. Since ancient times, insects in medicine have been contributing to the treatment of diseases in humans and animals.
Owusu Fordjour Aidoo +9 more
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Mycotoxin Metabolism by Edible Insects
Toxins, 2022 Mycotoxins are a group of toxic secondary metabolites produced in the food chain by fungi through the infection of crops both before and after harvest. Mycotoxins are one of the most important food safety concerns due to their severe poisonous and carcinogenic effects on humans and animals upon ingestion.
Natasha Marie Evans, Suqin Shao
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