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Proteins and Amino Acids from Edible Insects for the Human Diet-A Narrative Review Considering Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory Challenges.

Lukas Nachtigall, Tilman Grune, Daniela Weber

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

3 authors.

Lukas NachtigallDepartment of Molecular Toxicology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-4476-6955
Tilman GruneDepartment of Molecular Toxicology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4775-9973
Daniela WeberDepartment of Molecular Toxicology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), 14558 Nuthetal, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2054-6233

Funding

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture 281A809E21
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The scientific interest in edible insects as an alternative source of high-value protein for the human diet has increased drastically over the last decade. Edible insects harbour enormous potential in terms of planetary health. Their lower water and land use, lower feed conversion ratios, and overall lower global warming potential paired with a high nutritional value compared with conventional livestock are key drivers towards an environmentally sustainable diet. However, low consumer acceptance, as well as regulatory challenges, have slowed down the success of edible insects in Western countries, despite edible insects being consumed regularly all over the world. To date, four edible insect species have been approved as novel foods in the European Union-namely yellow mealworm (

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Amino AcidsConservation of Natural ResourcesDietDietary ProteinsEdible InsectsAnimalsHumansNutritive ValueTenebrioAmino AcidsDietary Proteinsconsumer acceptancedigestible amino acid scoresedible insectsenvironmental sustainabilityfood safetynutritional profileprotein quality

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PMID40219002
PMCPMC11990478

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