The ingestion of insects has become a new trend in food science approximately since 2013,
when the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a …

Animal-based foods have traditionally been viewed as dietary staples because they provide
many essential nutrients; however, edible insects have the potential to serve as healthy …

Generally, bioactive peptides are natural compounds of food or part of protein that are
inactive in the precursor molecule. However, they may be active after hydrolysis and can be …

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 …

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 …

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 …

With the surge in consumption of insects, the search continues to find ways to increase the
popularity of insect‐based products in the Western world. The black soldier fly larvae …

A new global interest in entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, and invertebrates, arise
from the impellent necessity of preserving agriculture resources and to obtain a drastic …

This review aims to provide an updated overview of edible insect proteins and the bioactivity
of insect-derived peptides. The essential amino acid content of edible insects is compared …

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 …