ReviewNutrients2021
Edible Insects versus Meat-Nutritional Comparison: Knowledge of Their Composition Is the Key to Good Health.
Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06096389 (Effect of Acheta Domesticus Supplementation on Post-Exercise Muscle Recovery in Recreationally Active Male), which is not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Acheta Domesticus Supplementation on Post-Exercise Muscle Recovery in Recreationally Active Male
Who cites it
80 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bioactive Exploration in Functional Foods: Unlocking Nature's Treasures.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Insect Consumption on Human Health: A Systematic Review of Human Studies.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Absorption of iron from edible house crickets: a randomized crossover stable-isotope study in humans.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
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- Insects as an Alternative Protein Source: A Sustainable Approach to Future Food Security.Insects · 2026Review
- The Use of Edible Insect Species Tenebrio molitor (Mealworm), Acheta domesticus (House Cricket), and Hermetia illucens (Black Soldier Fly) in the Food Industry: Nutritional Value, Safety Profile, and Consumer Acceptance.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Buprestid Beetles of Togo: Ecological, Sociocultural, and Nutritional Impacts of a High Quality Food Source.Insects · 2026Article
- Insect proteins and peptides: preparation, bioactivities, and applications.Food science of animal resources · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of lipid-lowering effects of edible insects (Nutrition research and practice · 2026Article
- Fortified Pasta With Cricket (Acheta domesticus) Powder: Impact of an Alternative Protein Source on Pasta Nutritional, Functional, and Technological Properties.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Feasibility of UsingFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Nutritional and Functional Enhancement of Chinese Steamed Bread Through Incorporation ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Enrichment of Pasteurized Dairy Product and Brownie With Edible Insect (Food science & nutrition · 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
- Potential of Andean Grains as Substitutes for Animal Proteins in Vegetarian and Vegan Diets: A Nutritional and Functional Analysis.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Effects of moderate-protein and high-protein diets, including mealworm meal or poultry by-product meal, on immunological variables in healthy adult dogs.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Harnessing Insects as Novel Food Ingredients: Nutritional, Functional, and Processing Perspectives.Insects · 2025Review
20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Recently, attention has been drawn to the fact that increasing the consumption of edible insects may positively impact the state of the natural environment and reduce the problem of malnutrition in large parts of society. Indeed, insects are seen as an alternative to traditional meat products, primarily meat. This article aimed to compare the nutritional value of edible insects and meat. Based on tables of composition and nutritional value and on the licensed computer program Diet 6D, data on the nutritional value of 10 commonly consumed meat types were compiled. Based on a literature review, data on the nutritional value of seven commercially available edible insect species were collected and collated. There was a comparison of 100 g of edible insects with 100 g of meat (fresh weight). In addition, the atherogenic index thrombogenic index, the hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio, and the nutritional quality index were calculated. It was found that both meat and insects are rich in nutrients, including those considered essential for the proper development and functioning of the human body. At the same time, it has been shown that the content of individual nutrients in both insects and meat varies significantly.
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