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Edible insects as future food: chances and challenges
Journal of Future Foods, 2021 The consumption of insects (entomophagy) has recently attracted global attention for health reasons as well as environmental and economic benefits. Achieving environmentally sustainable food security is currently one of the biggest global challenges.
Klaus W. Lange, Yukiko Nakamura
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Edible insects: marketing the impossible?
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2017 Is it an impossible task to convince consumers to eat insects? This does not only apply to western consumers who are less familiar with this food habit than consumers in tropical countries. In the tropics too, many people do not consume insects, even though they are easier to collect as food than in temperate zones. Until recently in the western world,
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Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.Synergistic isoflavone‐probiotic action modulated metabolic, microbial and ovarian pathway ABSTRACT Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent metabolic–endocrine disorder characterized by insulin resistance, hyperandrogenism, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and ovarian dysfunction, with growing evidence implicating gut microbiota ...
Jeyavelkumaran Renukadevi +4 more
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InMediaciones de la ComunicaciónSince 2020, the issue of edible insects —whose consumption is authorized in many countries— has acquired notable centrality within the agricultural and nutritional policies of several nation-states.
Ilya Kiriya
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Foods, 2023 Edible insects recently gained attention as a potential contributor to the future sustainability of the food system. Insect farming has indeed shown to have environmental and nutritional benefits, but edible insects are still an unusual foodstuff in ...
Giorgio Mina +2 more
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Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Papaya (Carica papaya L.) production and marketability are strongly constrained by postharvest diseases, with anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. representing the most significant threat. Traditional control relies on synthetic fungicides, which, although effective, face challenges such as the development of pathogen resistance ...
Raul Coimbra Miranda +5 more
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Discover SustainabilityMost tribal and ethnic communities in India have preserved the knowledge of edible insects as a source of food and traditional medicines. Mayurbhanj being a tribal-dominated district in Odisha state, is inhabited by many tribes that find their source of ...
Debasis Nayak +4 more
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Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.Abstract Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are an important class of insects that are the most beneficial in terms of economy. Beeswax is the second most important bee products after honey. Its commercial importance is due to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and antiseptic as well as regenerative properties.
Rajshri Naveen, Manickam Loganathan
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Ecosystem Services from Edible Insects in Agricultural Systems: A Review
Insects, 2017 Many of the most nutritionally and economically important edible insects are those that are harvested from existing agricultural systems. Current strategies of agricultural intensification focus predominantly on increasing crop yields, with no or little ...
Charlotte L. R. Payne +1 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.Multiple OCP isomers and/or metabolites along with their parent compounds were detected in commonly consumed fruits and vegetables of Bangladesh, possibly attributed to both recently and historically applied OCPs. However, all the detected values were below 0.01 mg/kg, indicating no potential human health risks through dietary intake. ABSTRACT Globally,
Kazi Sanjana Adnen +4 more
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