The traditional consumption of edible insects is common in one third of the world's
population, mostly in Latin America, Africa and Asia. There are over one thousand identified …

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 …

Background Entomophagy (eating insects) has a long history. Currently, 2 billion people in
113 countries consume insects (Tao, Li 2018). However, in many states (mainly Western) …

Edible insects, a traditional food all over the world, are highly nutritious with high fat, protein
and mineral contents depending on the species and thus represent a noteworthy alternative …

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 …

Western cultures currently struggle to have insects accepted as a human food. This barrier is
not as high in many parts of the Asia Pacific region because entomophagy is (or was until …

Food security is a problem in many developing and less developed countries due to
increase in human population and decrease in crop productivity and food availability. Edible …

The first book on entomophagy written in this manner, Edible Insects of the World is an
enumeration of 2,141 species of edible insects. For the reader's convenience, insect names …

1. Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support up to 10%
of known species. Around 25% of freshwater invertebrate species are under threat of …

For food and feed safety of edible insects, effective decontamination methods need to be
evaluated and developed. Traditional decontamination and preparation methods were …