Edible insects are important traditional food components in different parts of the world1, 2, 3.
Orthoptera, and particularly locusts, are commonly raised to feed pets and zoo animals and …

Common food sources including meat, fish and vegetables are the main source of fats and
fatty acids required by human body. Edible insects such as worms, locusts, termites, crickets …

Locusts, grasshoppers crickets and katydids are consumed worldwide for human food in
Africa, South America and Asia, both in rural and urban areas1, 2. Commercial farming of …

Edible insects are a natural renewable resource of food that could solve the problem of food
scarcity. The level of some nutrients and anti-nutrients of two grasshoppers were determined …

The use of edible insects in the human diet is gaining importance because they are
characterized by high nutritional value, and their cultivation is much more environmentally …

Abstract Nutrient and Antinutrient Compositions of Some Edible Insect Species in Northern
Nigeria. The nutrient and antinutrient compositions of Moth caterpillar (Cirinaforda), Termite …

This study is based on the fatty acid and amino acid profiles of seven edible insect species:
Acheta domesticus, Alphitobius diaperinus, Blaptica dubia, Galleria mellonella, Locusta …

Inhabitants of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are faced with the problem of insufficient
food supplies and the consequent risk of undernourishment and health issues. Edible …

The present chapter concerns the nutrient content and the biologically active compounds of
the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) as one of the mostly consumable edible insect in …

In the course of the past few years, there was a new upsurge of interest in insects as food.
There are four important locust species in Africa. Schistocerca gregaria, the wilderness …