Current state of chitin purification and chitosan production from insects

T Hahn, E Tafi, A Paul, R Salvia… - Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chitin, and especially its deacetylated variant chitosan, has many applications, eg as carrier
material for pharmaceutical drugs or as a flocculant in wastewater treatment. Despite its …

Use of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal in aquafeeds for a sustainable aquaculture industry: A review of past and future needs

K Mohan, DK Rajan, T Muralisankar, AR Ganesan… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Aquaculture industry is one of the world's fastest and largest growing food producing sector.
Most importantly, the usage of fish meal in aquaculture has been replaced with alternate …

The Changing Face of the Family Enterobacteriaceae (Order: “Enterobacterales”): New Members, Taxonomic Issues, Geographic Expansion, and New Diseases and …

JM Janda, SL Abbott - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The family Enterobacteriaceae has undergone significant morphogenetic changes in its
more than 85-year history, particularly during the past 2 decades (2000 to 2020). The …

[HTML][HTML] Status of meat alternatives and their potential role in the future meat market—A review

HJ Lee, HI Yong, M Kim, YS Choi… - Asian-Australasian journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plant-based meat analogues, edible insects, and cultured meat are promising major meat
alternatives that can be used as protein sources in the future. It is also believed that the …

Edible insects: A food alternative for the sustainable development of the planet

R Ordoñez-Araque, E Egas-Montenegro - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, the livestock industry occupies a large percentage of the planet's ice-free surface.
In addition, it is considered one of the main factors causing environmental pollution and …

Nutritional composition, health benefits, and application value of edible insects: a review

Y Zhou, D Wang, S Zhou, H Duan, J Guo, W Yan - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
For thousands of years, edible insects have been used as food to alleviate hunger and
improve malnutrition. Some insects have also been used as medicines because of their …

Beyond human nutrition of edible insects: health benefits and safety aspects

JE Aguilar-Toalá, RG Cruz-Monterrosa, AM Liceaga - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Edible insects are a promising alternative food source due to their high
nutritional composition and sustainable production. The nutritional value of edible insects is …

Insect biorefinery: A circular economy concept for biowaste conversion to value-added products

PE Kee, YS Cheng, JS Chang, HS Yim, JCY Tan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid growing world population and increasing demand for natural resources, the
production of sufficient food, feed for protein and fat sources and sustainable energy …

Insect farming for feed and food production from a circular business model perspective

FA Madau, B Arru, R Furesi, P Pulina - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The studies focused on the use of insects have outlined numerous reasons for using insects
as food and feed as an important method to increase food opportunities for consumers …

Insects as an alternative protein source

AM Liceaga, JE Aguilar-Toalá… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The recent COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected food supply chains worldwide, showing
the vulnerability of food security. Efforts to develop alternative protein sources that are …