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Entomophagy and Power [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Insects as Food and Feed, 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 structural inequalities that govern who produces within, who controls, and who benefits from the edible ...
Müller, A   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

L'entomophagie: une question de culture? [PDF]

open access: yesTropicultura, 2002
Entomophagy: How to Overcome our European Aversion?. Entomophagy, the eating of insects, is not a curiosity but is practiced throughout the world, except in Europe and in North-America.
Mignon, J.
doaj   +2 more sources

Bio-economic potential of ethno-entomophagy and its therapeutics in India [PDF]

open access: yesnpj Science of Food
Insects are the largest group of arthropods with the highest faunal diversity of over a million species. Apart from many other roles in the environment, the aspect of several insects being used for human consumption (entomophagy) and as traditional ...
Wahengbam Deepanita Devi   +5 more
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Potential Nutrient Contribution of Community-Based Insects in Children’s Food in Northern Ghana [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Developments in Nutrition
Background: Micronutrient deficiencies are a major problem among children in northern Ghana. Available local foods and existing plant-based dietary patterns among children are insufficient to meet children’s nutrients requirements.
Clement Kubreziga Kubuga   +2 more
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Consumers' acceptance toward whole and processed mealworms: A cross-country study in Belgium, China, Italy, Mexico, and the US.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
The interest in edible insects as food is growing, both in traditional and non-traditional insect-eating countries given their advantages in terms of sustainability and nutritional content.
Daylan Amelia Tzompa-Sosa   +6 more
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The Consumption of Insects in Switzerland: University-Based Perspectives of Entomophagy

open access: yesFoods, 2022
Although insects have long been part of the human diet in many countries, they are poorly received and accepted in European and North American countries.
Aline Oliveira Penedo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Representations of Insects as Food: An Explorative-Comparative Study among Millennials and X-Generation Consumers

open access: yesInsects, 2020
The aim of the research here presented is to describe and compare the social representations of entomophagy co-constructed and circulating among different groups of consumers.
Roberto Fasanelli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors and conditions influencing the willingness of Irish consumers to try insects: a pilot study

open access: yesIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2021
Entomophagy is being explored as a sustainable food source in Western countries to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Studies conducted in various European countries determine the factors affecting willingness to consume insects.
B. Kane, M. Dermiki
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of willingness to consume insects and a measure of college student perceptions of insect consumption using Q methodology

open access: yesFuture Foods, 2021
Entomophagy is a rare practice in the United States and western Europe, but there are signs that it is gaining in popularity. This study seeks to gauge potential growth in entomophagy through two methods.
Melissa Reed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of the Behavioral Immune System in Acceptability of Entomophagy Using Semantic Associations and Food-Related Attitudes

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2020
Entomophagy refers to eating insects. Insect food, including cooked insects and other processed food with insect-based ingredients, is consumed in many regions of the world as a part of traditional dietary behavior, or as innovative functional food ...
Kun Qian, Yuki Yamada
doaj   +1 more source

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