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Product Development and Consumer Evaluation of Beef-Cricket Hybrid Burgers. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Food Sci
The need for sustainable protein alternatives has led to an exploration of edible insects as meat extenders. This study investigated the feasibility of reducing beef content in burgers by incorporating insect‐based ingredients and examined the effect on physicochemical, techno‐functional and sensory properties, as well as consumer acceptance and ...
Ranga L, Noci F, Dermiki M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

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

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

Entomophagy: cultural history and future perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
openPer ulteriori informazioni contattare la Biblioteca di Agripolis al seguente indirizzo: biblio.agripolis@unipd ...
Roccatello, Rosalba
core  

Entomophagy in Gabon across the African context

open access: yes, 2022
peer reviewedEntomophagy is well established in the food habits of Africa; however, country-wide knowledge remains limited for several countries, including Gabon.
Detilleux, Loïc   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Insects' contribution to the bioeconomy and the reduction of food waste

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
The growing global population and awareness of the unsustainability of livestock production have led consumers, companies, organizations, and governments to consider entomophagy (eating insects) as a more sustainable option.
Eili Skrivervik
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnotherapeutic practice of entomophagy species by the ethnic community of Tangkhul, Mao and Poumai community of Manipur, NER India

open access: yesJournal of Ethnic Foods, 2022
Insects are important bioresources as they supply numerous tangible and intangible benefits to humans. Day-to-day livings of many communities in the world are associated with insects as food, medicine, social beliefs, livelihood and other aspects.
W. D. Devi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity of edible insects in a Natural World Heritage Site of India: entomophagy attitudes and implications for food security in the region [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Insects not only play a significant role in the ecological process of nature but since pre-historic times have also formed a part of the human diet. With a still growing population and skewed demographic structures across most societies of the world ...
Arup Kumar Hazarika   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

ENTOMOPHAGY Understanding New Zealand Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Eating Insects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
While the ecological, economic, and social benefits of entomophagy are well documented, adoption of this food source in many Western countries has been slow.
Mangan-Walker, Ella   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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