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Performance Assessment and Lab‐Scale Economic Evaluation of Alkaline Extraction and Comparative Precipitation of Cyanobacterial Proteins

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Algal proteins from cyanobacteria serve as a natural source of biopolymers. The principal challenge manifests as nonoptimization of unit operations in downstream process accounting for higher costs. This study focuses on process assessment of unit‐operations for selecting suitable recovery strategies not only based on yield, but also considers
Neha Goel, Ariz Hussain, Poonam Choudhary   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel, Stephanie Ligan, Alice Bischof, Edi Emilov Ivanov, Laura Martinez‐Izquierdo, Sara Noémie Plassnig, Marisa Pettit   +6 more
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Structural and Functional Stability of Natural Actomyosin From Freshwater Snail (Bellamya bengalensis): Unraveling Thermal and pH Effects

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Natural actomyosin from B. bengalensis exhibited maximum solubility (∼69.9%) at 40°C and stability near neutral pH, with minimum solubility at pH 4. Surface hydrophobicity and emulsifying activity peaked at 50°C, whereas Ca2+‐ATPase and foaming peaked at 40°C. DSC and SDS–PAGE confirmed denaturation above 40°C.
Krishan Kumar Yadav, Naresh Kumar Mehta, Sanjeev Sharma, M. Bhargavi Priyadarshini, Himanshu Priyadarshi, Prasenjit Pal, Harjeet Nath, Sneha Chaudhury   +7 more
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Edible Insects: Global Research Trends, Biosafety Challenges, and Market Insights in the Mexican Context

Foods
The growing global interest in edible insects as a sustainable protein source has positioned them as a promising solution to food security challenges.
Keyla Cruz-García, Yolanda Donají Ortiz-Hernández, Marco Aurelio Acevedo-Ortiz, Teodulfo Aquino-Bolaños, Tlacaelel Aquino-López, Gema Lugo-Espinosa, Fernando Elí Ortiz-Hernández   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioactive compounds in insects—Composition, extraction, functionality, food applications, and safety concerns

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
This review synthesizes 94 studies (2000–2025) exploring edible insects as sustainable sources of peptides, lipids, and chitin. Utilizing “green” extraction, these bioactives offer antioxidant and antimicrobial benefits for functional foods. However, addressing safety concerns like allergenicity and heavy metals through standardized frameworks remains ...
Blessing Rachael Adeyeye, Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan Adeyeye   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edible Insects and Allergy Risks: Implications for Children and the Elderly

Allergies
Population growth and the depletion of natural resources have driven the incorporation of edible insects into the human food matrix. Despite their high nutritional value and the environmental benefits of insect farming compared to conventional protein ...
Alessandra de Cássia Romero
doaj   +1 more source

The plant microbiome: From ecological foundations to precision microbial engineering for sustainable agriculture

iMeta, EarlyView.
From ecological principles to precision engineering of plant microbiomes for sustainable agriculture. The plant holobiont integrates diverse microbial niches (including rhizosphere, endosphere, phyllosphere, seed, and aerial‐root mucilagesphere), host genetics (namely M genes), and host metabolites. Furthermore, molecular dialogues, including rhizobial
Mi Wei, Tengxiang Lian, Liying Chen, Lanxiang Wang, Junjie Ye, Xiaofang Yao, Shilong Duan, Ziyu Lu, Jinji Tu, Hongfu Li, Xin‐Yue Xu, Jie Zhou, Junliang He, Feiying Zhu, Paola Bonfante, Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Zhiqiang Pang, Xin Zhou, Zhihui Xu, Lin Zhang, Mengcen Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Chang‐Fu Tian, Yong‐Xin Liu, Kai Sun, Ertao Wang, Xianan Xie   +26 more
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Exploring the prebiotic activity of edible insect flour: a sustainable functional food ingredient

Frontiers in Industrial Microbiology
Edible insect flour, particularly from house cricket (Acheta domesticus) and mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), is gaining attention as a sustainable and functional food ingredient due to its high nutritional value and low environmental impact.
Paola Foti, Rosamaria R. Sanfilippo, Flora V. Romeo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disclosing the production of fungal chitinases and proteases using insect by‐products as substrates in solid‐state fermentation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND The world population is projected to reach nearly 9.7 billion by 2050, significantly increasing the demand for novel and sustainable protein sources. Edible insects, such as Tenebrio molitor, emerge as promising alternatives due to their high nutritional value, but adult insects and frass are direct and abundant by‐products of this ...
Borja Fernández, Helena Fernandes, Nuno Muñoz‐Seijas, Francisco Soto‐Beltrán, José Manuel Domínguez, Helena Peres, José Manuel Salgado   +6 more
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Indigenous knowledge systems and practices in harvesting, processing, preservation, and microbial safety of edible insects in Tanzania

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Edible insects are increasingly recognized as a sustainable protein source, yet systematic evidence on the safety and efficiency of indigenous processing practices remains limited. This study combines ethnographic surveys with microbiological analysis to
Mercy Mmari, Mercy Mmari, Suleiman Rashid, John Kinyuru   +3 more
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