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 …

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 …

House cricket (Acheta domesticus): A review based on its nutritional composition, quality, and potential uses in the food industry

G Pilco-Romero, AM Chisaguano-Tonato… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The house cricket (A. domesticus) is one of the edible insects that are gaining
attention as a new source of protein and nutrients with potential use in the food industry as a …

Edible insects an alternative nutritional source of bioactive compounds: a review

D Aiello, M Barbera, D Bongiorno, M Cammarata… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Edible insects have the potential to become one of the major future foods. In fact, they can
be considered cheap, highly nutritious, and healthy food sources. International agencies …

Edible insects, a valuable protein source from ancient to modern times

AM Liceaga - Advances in food and nutrition research, 2022 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that we are not prepared to deal with
food security amid unexpected situations; the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) has …

Edible insects: A novel nutritious, functional, and safe food alternative

F Giampieri, JM Alvarez‐Suarez, M Machì… - Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In a world where 1 billion people suffer from hunger, lands and seas are overexploited and
production systems are unsustainable, and there is an urgent need to find alternative foods …

Lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus L.) larvae oils extracted by pure and binary mixed organic solvents: Physicochemical and antioxidant properties, fatty acid …

SMT Gharibzahedi, Z Altintas - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Insect oil is one of the most sustainable lipid sources with remarkable health effects. Herein,
the type of organic solvents (ie, n-hexane, ethanol, and isopropanol) and their binary …

Ultrasound-assisted alcoholic extraction of lesser mealworm larvae oil: Process optimization, physicochemical characteristics, and energy consumption

SMT Gharibzahedi, Z Altintas - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of oil from lesser mealworm (Alphitobius
diaperinus L.) larvae powders (LMLPs) using ethanol/isopropanol as the superior solvent …

Development of Healthy Snacks Incorporating Meal from Tenebrio molitor and Alphitobius diaperinus Using 3D Printing Technology

FM Herdeiro, MO Carvalho, MC Nunes, A Raymundo - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes the nutritional properties of edible insects, specifically Tenebrio molitor
and Alphitobius diaperinus, and explores the potential of 3D printing technology to introduce …

[HTML][HTML] An in silico approach to unveil peptides from Acheta domesticus with potential bioactivity against hypertension, diabetes, cardiac and pulmonary fibrosis

CSS Teixeira, C Villa, SF Sousa, J Costa… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Entomophagy is a sustainable alternative source of proteins for human nutrition. Acheta
domesticus is one of the three insect species that complies with the European Union …