Edible insects: Tendency or necessity (a review)
eFood, 2023 Eating insects has been a widespread habit in many cultures for many years. Edible insects represent an innovative food source with many advantages that will help the problem of protein and energy shortages created by the rapid growth of the world ...
Konstantina Papastavropoulou +2 more
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Taxonomic Features and Comparison of the Gut Microbiome from Two Edible Fungus-Farming Termites (Macrotermes falciger, M. natalensis) Harvested in the Vhembe District of Limpopo, South Africa [PDF]
, 2019 Background Termites are an important food resource for many human populations around the world, and are a good supply of nutrients. The fungus-farming ‘higher’ termite members of Macrotermitinae are also consumed by modern great apes and are implicated ...
Duncan, Frances D. +6 more
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Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains [PDF]
, 2020 Food scientists need to work together with agriculturists, nutritionists, civil society, and governments to develop an integrative approach to feed a growing population sustainably.
Augustin, Mary Ann +2 more
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, 2016 Edible insects are being framed as a panacea for health, resource and climate challenges, and the ‘entomophagy movement’ is growing rapidly. Yet as the insect ‘solution’ is scaled up, there is a greater focus on technical innovation and less on the ...
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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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Innovating out of the Fishmeal Trap: The role of Insect-Based Fish Feed in Consumers’ Preferences for Fish Attributes [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of the study was to examine the potential market impacts of the use of insect-based protein for fish feed as an innovative approach out of the fish-meal trap.
Ankamah-Yeboah, Isaac +2 more
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Edible insects – defining knowledge gaps in biological and ethical considerations of entomophagy [PDF]
, 2018 While seeking novel food sources to feed the increasing population of the globe, several alternatives have been discussed, including algae, fungi or in vitro meat.
Binder, Regina +4 more
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Examining the Presence of Cronobacter spp. in Ready-to-eat Edible Insects [PDF]
, 2019 Edible insects present a potential solution to increasing global food insecurity. However, there is limited research on the microbial hazards they may pose. These include opportunistic pathogens like Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii). In
Amund, Daniel, Greenhalgh, Jake
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Edible insects exert a high potential renal acid load to the human kidneys
International Journal of Food Properties, 2023 The potential renal acid load (PRAL) describes the capacity of a food to produce acid or base in the human body. The long-term consumption of high-PRAL diets induces a chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis state that has been associated with inflammation ...
Maximilian Andreas Storz, Roman Huber
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Nutritional potential of selected insect species reared on the island of Sumatra [PDF]
, 2017 Inhabitants of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are faced with the problem of insufficient food supplies and the consequent risk of undernourishment and health issues. Edible insects as a traditional and readily available food source could be part of the
Adámek, Martin +7 more
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