ReviewFood science of animal resources2019
Edible Insects as a Protein Source: A Review of Public Perception, Processing Technology, and Research Trends.
Review in Food science of animal resources, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 137 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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137 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Characteristics of built food environments associated with alternative protein food choices: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Insect Consumption on Human Health: A Systematic Review of Human Studies.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Synergistic Phytochemicals From Mitracarpus frigidus (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) K. Schum. and Lantana camara Linn. in Chitosan Biofilms: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities With Wound-Healing Potential.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
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- Insects as an Alternative Protein Source: A Sustainable Approach to Future Food Security.Insects · 2026Review
- Influence of dietary mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) on nutrient digestibility, performance, and blood constituents in growing lambs.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Review of improving the microbiological safety of edible insects using thermal and non-thermal processing technologies.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Review
- Solvent-Dependent Biological Activities of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts From Edible Insect Larvae.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Advances in Alternative Protein Design: Nutritional Constraints, Sensory Limits, and Computational Solutions.Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Enhanced nutritional quality, digestibility, and flavor of grasshopper through solid state fermentation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Buprestid Beetles of Togo: Ecological, Sociocultural, and Nutritional Impacts of a High Quality Food Source.Insects · 2026Article
- Development of high-protein biscuits by the enrichment with mopane worm (Food science and technology international = Ciencia y tecnologia de los alimentos internacional · 2026Article
- Digital innovation integration into biotechnology for development of sustainable protein frontiers for poultry nutrition in a circular bioeconomy.Poultry science · 2026Review
- Do insect food-derived ecdysteroids appear in the blood of waterfowl, predatory birds, carnivorous mammals and primates?PloS one · 2026Article
- Enhancing technofunctional properties of an emulsion-type meat analog formulated with mealworm and TVP: mushroom incorporation at the optimal concentration.Food science and biotechnology · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Analysis of Dietary Fishmeal Replaced by Black Soldier Fly (Aquaculture nutrition · 2026Article
- Bioaccessibility and antioxidant activity of edible-insect protein digests fromFood chemistry: X · 2025Article
- Research on Development and Challenges of Forest Food Resources from an Industrial Perspective-Alternative Protein Food Industry as an Example.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of Defatting Method on the Nutritional, Functional, and Bioactive Properties of Black Soldier FlyInsects · 2025Article
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Abstract
This review summarizes the current trends related to insect as food resources among consumers, industry, and academia. In Western societies, edible insects have a greater potential as animal feed than as human food because of cultural biases associated with harmful insects, although the abundant characteristics of edible insects should benefit human health. Nevertheless, many countries in Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Latin America utilize insects as a major protein source. Using insects can potentially solve problems related to the conventional food-supply chain, including global water, land, and energy deficits. Academic, industry, and government-led efforts have attempted to reduce negative perceptions of insects through developing palatable processing methods, as well as providing descriptions of health benefits and explaining the necessity of reducing reliance on other food sources. Our overview reveals that entomophagy is experiencing a steady increase worldwide, despite its unfamiliarity to the consumers influenced by Western eating habits.
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