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The exploration and utilization of functional substances in edible insects: a review
Food Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2022 Edible insects as food have been considered as a core future protein source. Not only are edible insects abundant in nutrient value, but also have numbers of functional substances, which could provide a multiple valuable benefits for humans.
Lei Qian +5 more
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Dietary Modulation of Oxidative Stress From Edible Insects: A Mini-Review
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 Edible insects are proposed as a nutritious and environmentally sustainable alternative source to animal proteins, due to their numerous advantages in terms of reduced ecological impact and high nutritional value.
Veronica D'Antonio +2 more
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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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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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African edible insects as human food – a comprehensive review
, 2023 In Africa, food insecurity seems to be a continual problem as a result of various factors such as extreme poverty, water scarcity, land degradation, and climate change.
Ghisletta, M. +12 more
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Edible insects and their acceptance in western societies
, 2020 This paper examines current literature on edible insect consumption in western culture through an inductive lens, addressing environmental, nutritional, food security, anthropological and psychological aspects of the topic.
Jauniskis, Pijus, Michopoulou, Eleni
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2023 Background Located in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to no research on edible insects even though anthropo-entomophagy practice is widespread.
Jackson Ishara +7 more
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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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Insects, 2023 Simple Summary Entomophagy has a long and rich history in human culture. In fact, insects have been a part of human diets for thousands of years, with evidence of their consumption found in prehistoric archaeological sites.
M. Olivadese, M. Dindo
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