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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Possibilities of the Development of Edible Insect-Based Foods in Europe.

Magdalena Skotnicka, Kaja Karwowska, Filip Kłobukowski, Aleksandra Borkowska, Magdalena Pieszko

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
19.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Magdalena SkotnickaDepartament of Commodity Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0853-0685
Kaja KarwowskaDepartament of Commodity Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Filip KłobukowskiDepartament of Commodity Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Aleksandra BorkowskaDepartament of Commodity Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Magdalena PieszkoDepartament of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Gdańsk Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

All over the world, a large proportion of the population consume insects as part of their diet. In Western countries, however, the consumption of insects is perceived as a negative phenomenon. The consumption of insects worldwide can be considered in two ways: on the one hand, as a source of protein in countries affected by hunger, while, on the other, as an alternative protein in highly-developed regions, in response to the need for implementing policies of sustainable development. This review focused on both the regulations concerning the production and marketing of insects in Europe and the characteristics of edible insects that are most likely to establish a presence on the European market. The paper indicates numerous advantages of the consumption of insects, not only as a valuable source of protein but also as a raw material rich in valuable fatty acids, vitamins, and mineral salts. Attention was paid to the functional properties of proteins derived from insects, and to the possibility for using them in the production of functional food. The study also addresses the hazards which undoubtedly contribute to the mistrust and lowered acceptance of European consumers and points to the potential gaps in the knowledge concerning the breeding conditions, raw material processing and health safety. This set of analyzed data allows us to look optimistically at the possibilities for the development of edible insect-based foods, particularly in Europe.

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Identifiers

PMID33916741
PMCPMC8065412
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