ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Edible Aquatic Insects: Diversities, Nutrition, and Safety.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A review on edible insects in China: Nutritional supply, environmental benefits, and potential applications.Current research in food science · 2023Review
- Nutritional Composition, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Different Samples of Water Boatmen Eggs (Hemiptera: Corixidae).Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Nutritional Compositions of Aquatic Insects Living in Rice Fields, with a Particular Focus on Odonate Larvae.Insects · 2022Article
- Interest in Insects as Food and Feed: It Does Not Wane in the Public Domain.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Global Metabolomics of Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Explore Metabolic Adaptation to Fresh Water in Insects.Insects · 2022Article
- Proteomic Applications in Aquatic Environment Studies.Proteomes · 2022Review
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Abstract
Edible insects have great potential to be human food; among them, aquatic insects have unique characteristics and deserve special attention. Before consuming these insects, the nutrition and food safety should always be considered. In this review, we summarized the species diversity, nutrition composition, and food safety of edible aquatic insects, and also compared their distinguished characteristics with those of terrestrial insects. Generally, in contrast with the role of plant feeders that most terrestrial edible insect species play, most aquatic edible insects are carnivorous animals. Besides the differences in physiology and metabolism, there are differences in fat, fatty acid, limiting/flavor amino acid, and mineral element contents between terrestrial and aquatic insects. Furthermore, heavy metal, pesticide residue, and uric acid composition, concerning food safety, are also discussed. Combined with the nutritional characteristics of aquatic insects, it is not recommended to eat the wild resources on a large scale. For the aquatic insects with large consumption, it is better to realize the standardized cultivation before they can be safely eaten.
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