Bioconversion of agri-food waste and by-products through insects: a new valorization opportunity

G Leni, A Caligiani, S Sforza - Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes and By …, 2021 - Elsevier
… agro-food sector, a key sector for the health and well-being of the … , fertilizers) will be reviewed
and critically discussed. … waste, and then transform the insect biomass into bioplastics or …

The potential of insects as food sources–a review

NM de Carvalho, AR Madureira… - Critical reviews in food …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… over biomass resources and land, is taking the demand into a … into converting protein
into animal protein and feed energy … , thus indicating its importance in an individual’s well-being. …

Alternative protein sources of plant, algal, fungal and insect origins for dietary diversification in search of nutrition and health

MAF Moura, BA Martins, GP Oliveira… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… concerns about health and well-being. This behavior change … nutritional value, consumer
acceptability, food applications, … , made using the biomass of the filamentous fungus F. …

[HTML][HTML] Larvae mediated valorization of industrial, agriculture and food wastes: Biorefinery concept through bioconversion, processes, procedures, and products

HK Ravi, A Degrou, J Costil, C Trespeuch, F Chemat… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
… This review attempts to break down every facet of insect … wastes by converting them into a
protein and fat-rich biomass (Figure 1… The ability of insects to convert a multitude of food waste …

Approaching ecological sustainability in the emerging insects-as-food industry

Å Berggren, A Jansson, M Low - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2019 - cell.com
… will play a role in the well-being and potentially the efficiency of … (i) using insects as ‘converters’
of non-nutritive or unsafe foods; … insects to convert agricultural or industry by-products into

[HTML][HTML] Bioconversion of organic waste by insects–A comprehensive review

SA Siddiqui, IA Harahap, J Osei-Owusu, T Saikia… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
… bioconversion and nutritional upcycling of waste biomass (Bohm et al., 2023, Franco et al.,
2022a, Ravi et al., 2020, Triunfo et al., 2022). Insects convert organic waste into new goods …

Edible insects and related products

M Petkova - … Food Ingredients and Products in Consumer Wellness, 2019 - Elsevier
Insects can feed on waste biomass and can transform this into high-value food and feed …
demonstrated that it is technically feasible to produce insects on a large scale and to use them …

[PDF][PDF] Insects' contribution to the bioeconomy and the reduction of food waste

E Skrivervik - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
… the insect farms included in this research showed any links between insect farms and food
… 3) The perception that consumers might not accept food waste as feed on insect farms could …

[HTML][HTML] Edible insects as future food: chances and challenges

KW Lange, Y Nakamura - Journal of future foods, 2021 - Elsevier
… significant global biomass resource [1]. The consumption of … for human health and wellbeing
[45,56]. The establishment of … Insects can convert plant proteins to insect proteins much …

Edible insects collected from forests for family livelihood and wellness of rural communities: A review

RT Gahukar - Global Food Security, 2020 - Elsevier
… family members with a 40–63 kg biomass/ha of I. belina, and … depend on the consumer's
choice for an insect species or … inhibition of the angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE). Their role …