Simple Summary In the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa, there is currently
growing interest in the consumption of Lepidoptera larvae by humans, due to the important …

To address the anticipated global need for increased protein supply for human nutrition,
particularly for developing and underdeveloped regions, concerted efforts are required …

Concerns about fishmeal use and its ecological footprints must be addressed for the
aquaculture industry to move on as a sustainable food production sector. Through recent …

To better understand food-disgust, we investigated the long-standing theory that disgust
towards a food causes it to taste 'bad'. To induce disgust, participants were served cookies …

Microwave drying (MD) or freeze drying (FD) was commonly used as a drying treatment prior
to the extraction of edible insect proteins. However, some quality defects (eg, lipid oxidation …

Insects are gaining interest as a sustainable and highly nutritious source of proteins and
lipids for food and feed production sectors. Insect bio-refinery includes lipid extraction by …

Insects may potentially provide an alternative protein source. However, consumers may not
easily accept insects due to feelings of disgust. Therefore, identifying early adopters of insect …

Animals may at times be actively involved in waste management activities. Although
occasionally still encountered today, in the past animals were used to transport wastes …

Simple Summary Farming edible insects such as field crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus), called
the Mediterranean cricket, is increasingly being adapted for more commercial purposes …

African countries have been severely affected by food insecurity such that 54% of the
population (73 million people) are acutely food insecure, in crisis or worse. Recent work has …