Dietary and therapeutic benefits of edible insects: A global perspective

CM Tanga, S Ekesi - Annual Review of Entomology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Edible insects are gaining traction worldwide for research and development. This review
synthesizes a large and well-established body of research literature on the high nutritional …

[HTML][HTML] Insects as Valuable Sources of Protein and Peptides: Production, Functional Properties, and Challenges

FFB Hasnan, Y Feng, T Sun, K Parraga, M Schwarz… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
As the global population approaches 10 billion by 2050, the critical need to ensure food
security becomes increasingly pronounced. In response to the urgent problems posed by …

New insights into the emerging edible insect industry in Africa

CM Tanga, MO Kababu - Animal Frontiers, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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[HTML][HTML] Knowledge: A factor for acceptance of insects as food

C Zugravu, M Tarcea, M Nedelescu, D Nuţă… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The role that insects will play in a healthier and more sustainable diet has been highlighted
in the last years, at the European level. In future, due to environmental concerns and …

Shape transformation of 4D printed edible insects triggered by thermal dehydration

S Noree, Y Pinyakit, N Tungkijanansin… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Insect-based food was fabricated by 3D printing of edible insect inks (cricket; CK or
silkworm; SW) aiming to produce an alternative and sustainable food with high protein for a …

One positive part of copper ion on biocatalysts: CNPs@ Cu-Trypsin-assisted aqueous extraction technique for simultaneous exploration of edible insect oil and protein

JZ Wang, CK Wu, XY Wang, YZ Xu, RA Herman… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible insects are rich in oil and protein resources, and has it become increasingly important
to develop them reasonably when resources are increasingly scarce. However, due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Insect Production for Animal Feed: A Multiple Case Study in Brazil

JGC Gomes, MT Okano, EL Ursini, HCL Santos - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of insects as a sustainable protein source represents an innovation for
animal feed. The objective of this research is to analyze the value chain of the use of edible …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the nutritional quality of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom)

ME Effiong, CP Umeokwochi, IS Afolabi… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
There is a huge gap between food production and the exploding population demands in
various parts of the world, especially developing countries. This increases the chances of …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the level of knowledge in different countries about edible insects: cluster segmentation

RPF Guiné, SG Florença, CA Costa, PMR Correia… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge about edible insects (EIs) in a sample
of people from thirteen countries (Croatia, Greece, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico …

Unraveling the nutritional, biofunctional, and sustainable food application of edible crickets: A comprehensive review

A Zafar, M Shaheen, AB Tahir, APG da Silva… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Edible crickets, as food and feed ingredients, have garnered significant
attention worldwide as potential solutions to address hunger, multifaceted health issues, and …