ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Exploring the Future of Edible Insects in Europe.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Have the environmental benefits of insect farming been overstated? A critical review.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026Review
- Product Development and Consumer Evaluation of Beef-Cricket Hybrid Burgers.International journal of food science · 2026Article
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- Insect fat as feed: Potential to modify the fatty acid composition of animal-derived foods.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025Review
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- Certified reference material for inorganic contaminants in insect protein.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Are Insect-Based Foods Healthy? An Evaluation of the Products Sold in European E-Commerce.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Cross-Cultural Comparison (13 Countries) of Consumers' Willingness to Eat Specific Insect Powders in Five Food Types.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Black Soldier Fly (Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Advancing Food Security with Farmed Edible Insects: Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects.Insects · 2025Review
- Beyond balance: the impact of adult sex ratios on reproduction and longevity in Zophobas morio rearing.Biogerontology · 2025Article
- Nutritional Potential of Edible Insects as Alternative Ingredients in Fish Feed: A Path to Modern Aquaculture.Aquaculture nutrition · 2025Review
- Protein hydrolysates fromTranslational animal science · 2025Article
- Exploring Sustainable Future Protein Sources.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
- An Investigation of the Status of Commercial Meat Analogs and Their Ingredients: Worldwide and South Korea.Food science of animal resources · 2025Review
- Presence of Trace Elements in Edible Insects Commercialized through Online E-Commerce Platform.Toxics · 2024Article
- How Do Greeks Feel about Eating Insects? A Study of Consumer Perceptions and Preferences.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The effects of population increase and food production on the environment have prompted various international organizations to focus on the future potential for more environmentally friendly and alternative protein products. One of those alternatives might be edible insects. Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects by humans, is common in some places but has traditionally been shunned in others, such as European countries. The last decade has seen a growing interest from the public and private sectors to the research in the sphere of edible insects, as well as significant steps forward from the legislative perspective. In the EU, edible insects are considered novel foods, therefore a specific request and procedure must be followed to place them in the market; in fact, until now, four requests regarding insects as a novel food have been approved. Insects could also be used as feed for livestock, helping to increase food production without burdening the environment (indirect entomophagy). Market perspectives for the middle of this decade indicate that most of the demand will be from the feed sector (as pet food or livestock feed production). Undoubtedly, this sector is gaining momentum and its potential relies not only in food, but also in feed in the context of a circular economy.
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