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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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Environmental Research Letters, 2020 Edible insects have emerged in the past decade as a sustainable alternative to agro-industrial production systems and livestock-based diets. Despite the expansion of the market and increases in academic publications, a review of the rapidly changing ...
MacKenzie Wade, Jeffrey Hoelle
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Nutritional Qualities and Enhancement of Edible Insects
Annual Review of Nutrition, 2021 Over the last decade, the urgency to find alternative and sustainable protein sources has prompted an exponential increase in the interest in insects as a human food source. Edible insects contribute suitable amounts of energy and protein, fatty acids, and micronutrients to the human diet.
Van Huis, Arnold +3 more
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Fermented Edible Insects for Promoting Food Security in Africa
Insects, 2020 Efforts to attain sustainable nutritional diets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are still below par. The continent is envisaged to face more impending food crises.
Yusuf Olamide Kewuyemi +3 more
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023 Background Edible insects are important sources of essential nutrients and have the potential to contribute to malnutrition reduction and food security in the Republic of Benin.
Corinne Mèdéou Anagonou +6 more
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Scientists observe annually that the growing human population on our planet leads to nutritional challenges. Approximately 1 in 9 people suffer from hunger due to food shortages caused by significant increases in population growth and uncontrolled migration.
Maristela Midori Ozaki +6 more
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Exploring the Future of Edible Insects in Europe [PDF]
Foods, 2022 The effects of population increase and food production on the environment have prompted various international organizations to focus on the future potential for more environmentally friendly and alternative protein products. One of those alternatives might be edible insects.
Mancini, Simone +5 more
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Edible insects: the value chain
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2019 How can we face the challenge of future nutrition security? Insects offer a high quality, efficient and sustainable alternative to the common protein sources, and have the capacity to valorise organic side streams. As such, insects can close the loop in a circular economy.
Lakemond, C.M.M. +2 more
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Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald +3 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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