Food security, safety, and sustainability—getting the trade-offs right

I Vågsholm, NS Arzoomand, S Boqvist - Frontiers in sustainable food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The United Nations sustainable development goals include eradication of hunger. To feed
10 billion persons 2050, we need to get the trade-offs right between sustainability, food …

Nutritional qualities and enhancement of edible insects

A Van Huis, B Rumpold, C Maya… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Over the last decade, the urgency to find alternative and sustainable protein sources has
prompted an exponential increase in the interest in insects as a human food source. Edible …

Edible insect processing pathways and implementation of emerging technologies

S Ojha, S Bußler, M Psarianos… - Journal of Insects …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
The processing of insects is paramount to deliver safe and high quality raw materials,
ingredients and products for large-scale food and feed applications. Depending upon the …

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 …

Current knowledge on the microbiota of edible insects intended for human consumption: A state-of-the-art review

C Garofalo, V Milanović, F Cardinali, L Aquilanti… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Because of their positive nutritional characteristics and low environmental impact, edible
insects might be considered a 'food of the future'. However, there are safety concerns …

Insects as feed for companion and exotic pets: a current trend

F Valdés, V Villanueva, E Durán, F Campos… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Currently, there is a wide variety of insect-based pet foods and treats;
however, there are several questions about the nutritional contribution of insects for dogs …

Biological contaminants in insects as food and feed

D Vandeweyer, J De Smet… - Journal of Insects …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
During the last decade, edible insects have successfully taken a meaningful position in the
feed and food chain. To expand this position, product safety continuously needs to be …

A systematic review of the nutrient composition, microbiological and toxicological profile of Acheta domesticus (house cricket)

E Ververis, G Boue, M Poulsen, SM Pires… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acheta domesticus is an insect offering several nutritional and technological opportunities
for the food industry. After a positive safety assessment as novel foods by the European …

A systematic review on viruses in mass-reared edible insect species

M Bertola, F Mutinelli - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Edible insects are expected to become an important nutrient source for animals and humans
in the Western world in the near future. Only a few studies on viruses in edible insects with …

Effect of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) addition on protein content, colour, texture, and extrusion parameters of extruded products

M Igual, P García-Segovia, J Martínez-Monzó - Journal of Food Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Acheta domesticus is one of the most promising reared insects because of their attractive
nutritional profile and lower feed conversion ratio than other animals. Hence, it has potential …