Cognitive dimensions of predator responses to imperfect mimicry? [PDF]
, 2007 Many palatable insects, for example hoverflies, deter predators by mimicking well-defended insects such as wasps. However, for human observers, these flies often seem to be little better than caricatures of wasps – their visual appearance and ...
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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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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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Production of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and diversity of harvesters' practices and decision-making processes in northern Thailand community forests [PDF]
, 2020 Previous research on community forestry in Thailand has mainly focused on its institutional dimensions. Comprehensive knowledge on the production of non-timber forest products and on harvesting practices and decision-making processes is therefore still ...
Dumrongrojwatthana, Pongchai +2 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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Entomophagy in the area surrounding LuiKotale, Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo [PDF]
, 2016 Recent research has highlighted the importance of edible insects as a protein source in the developed and developing world, both as a traditional food and a more sustainable alternative to conventional livestock.
Fruth, B, Mato, B, Payne, C
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Current Research in Food Science, 2023 This review explored the potential of edible insects to address the challenges of malnutrition and food security. Although grain production in China has met the Food and Agriculture Organization standards, the shortage of protein supply is still a big ...
Xueying Lin +8 more
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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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Who's the pest? Imagining human–insect futures beyond antagonism [PDF]
, 2013 Joining the effort to reimagine our relationships with insects, the Wellcome Collection's ‘Who's the Pest?’ programme attempts to challenge the stigma of insects as ill-disposed ‘bugs’.
Last, Angela
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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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