[HTML][HTML] Edible insects as future food: chances and challenges

KW Lange, Y Nakamura - Journal of future foods, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The consumption of insects (entomophagy) has recently attracted global attention for health
reasons as well as environmental and economic benefits. Achieving environmentally …

[HTML][HTML] Safety of alternative proteins: Technological, environmental and regulatory aspects of cultured meat, plant-based meat, insect protein and single-cell protein

J Hadi, G Brightwell - Foods, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Food security and environmental issues have become global crises that need transformative
solutions. As livestock production is becoming less sustainable, alternative sources of …

Insect-based agri-food waste valorization: Agricultural applications and roles of insect gut microbiota

M Mannaa, A Mansour, I Park, DW Lee… - Environmental Science and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Meeting the demands of the growing population requires increased food and feed
production, leading to higher levels of agri-food waste. As this type of waste seriously …

[HTML][HTML] Meat alternatives: an integrative comparison

C Van der Weele, P Feindt, AJ van der Goot… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background Meat, an important source of protein and other nutrients in human diets, is one
of the major drivers of global environmental change in terms of greenhouse gas emissions …

The environmental sustainability of insects as food and feed. A review

A Van Huis, DGAB Oonincx - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2017‏ - Springer
With a growing world population, increasingly demanding consumers, and a limited amount
of agricultural land, there is an urgent need to find alternatives to conventional meat …

The nutritive value of black soldier fly larvae reared on common organic waste streams in Kenya

M Shumo, IM Osuga, FM Khamis, CM Tanga… - Scientific reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
In Africa, livestock production currently accounts for about 30% of the gross value of
agricultural production. However, production is struggling to keep up with the demands of …

Unveiling the residual plastics and produced toxicity during biodegradation of polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastics by …

BY Peng, Y Sun, X Zhang, J Sun, Y Xu, S **ao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Evidence for plastic degradation by mealworms has been reported. However, little is known
about the residual plastics derived from incomplete digestion during mealworm-mediated …

Nitrogen-to-Protein Conversion Factors for Three Edible Insects: Tenebrio molitor, Alphitobius diaperinus, and Hermetia illucens

RH Janssen, JP Vincken… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Insects are considered a nutritionally valuable source of alternative proteins, and their
efficient protein extraction is a prerequisite for large-scale use. The protein content is usually …

Nutritional value of insects and ways to manipulate their composition

D Oonincx, MD Finke - Journal of insects as food and feed, 2021‏ - brill.com
This article reports on the nutrients present in insects and factors affecting their variability.
Data on protein content and amino acid profiles of a variety of insect species are discussed …

Nutrient quality and maturity status of frass fertilizer from nine edible insects

D Beesigamukama, S Subramanian, CM Tanga - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Globally, there is growing interest to recycle organic waste using insect larvae into high-
quality frass fertilizer through circular economy approach. This paper presents the first …