[HTML][HTML] Benefits and food safety concerns associated with consumption of edible insects

S Imathiu - NFS journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Many types of edible insects in raw and processed forms have been consumed by many
cultures globally since time immemorial, particularly in develo** countries where they are …

African edible insects for food and feed: inventory, diversity, commonalities and contribution to food security

S Kelemu, S Niassy, B Torto… - Journal of Insects …, 2015 - wageningenacademic.com
This paper reviews entomophagy as practised in Africa within the context of food and
nutritional security by providing an inventory of the various species of insects that are …

Edible insects: future prospects for food and feed security.

A Huis, JV Itterbeeck, H Klunder, E Mertens, A Halloran… - 2013 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This book assesses the potential of insects as food and feed, and summarizes existing
information and research on edible insects. The assessment is based on the most recent …

Are edible insects more or less 'healthy'than commonly consumed meats? A comparison using two nutrient profiling models developed to combat over-and …

CLR Payne, P Scarborough, M Rayner… - European journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Results: Insect nutritional composition showed high diversity between species. According to
the Ofcom model, no insects were significantly 'healthier'than meat products. The NVS …

A systematic review of nutrient composition data available for twelve commercially available edible insects, and comparison with reference values

CLR Payne, P Scarborough, M Rayner… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Edible insects have been proposed as a more environmentally sustainable and
nutritious alternative to conventional livestock. In response to the promotion of insects as …

Food wastes as a potential new source for edible insect mass production for food and feed: A review

V Varelas - Fermentation, 2019 - mdpi.com
About one-third of the food produced annually worldwide ends up as waste. A minor part of
this waste is used for biofuel and compost production, but most is landfilled, causing …

Edible insects collected from forests for family livelihood and wellness of rural communities: A review

RT Gahukar - Global Food Security, 2020 - Elsevier
Edible forest insects are consumed regularly as a major dish or a food supplement by
members of various rural communities in southeast Asia, the Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa and …

Nutritional and environmental benefits of increasing insect consumption in Africa and Asia

MR Smith, VJ Stull, JA Patz… - Environmental Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Most global dietary forecasts predict a reduction in nutritional deficiencies over the next
several decades driven by significant increases in environmentally unsustainable livestock …

Forest biomass waste as a potential innovative source for rearing edible insects for food and feed–A review

V Varelas, M Langton - Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2017 - Elsevier
Worldwide, huge quantities of organic wastes are generated annually in the forest industry,
but most of these wastes are discarded. Only a minor proportion is used, mainly for biofuel …

Nutrient and anti-nutrient composition of Henicus whellani (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae), an edible ground cricket, in south-eastern Zimbabwe

R Musundire, CJ Zvidzai, C Chidewe… - International Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this study was to investigate nutritional and phytochemical composition of
Henicus whellani Chopard, a seasonally occurring ground-dwelling cricket consumed in …