ArticleCogent food & agriculture2026
Nutritional value and consumer acceptance of food products fortified with edible insects: a systematic review.
Article in Cogent food & agriculture, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Food insecurity and malnutrition remain major global challenges, with an estimated 691-783 million people affected worldwide in 2022. FAO promotes edible insects as a sustainable nutrient source to improve food and nutrition security, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where protein, zinc, and iron deficiencies are common. This review evaluated the effect of fortifying popular foods that are nutrient-deficient with edible insects on their nutritional value and consumer acceptance. A systematic search of peer-reviewed literature was conducted using Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar, following PRISMA guidelines. Publications included primary data on the nutritional value of insect-supplemented foods without restrictions on food types or insect species. The search yielded 73 eligible papers listing 27 insect species used in 16 food products. Food products supplemented with edible insect meal contained double the protein, iron, and zinc compared to controls, but carbohydrate content decreased by half. Bakery products were the most supplemented with edible insects. Edible insects improved nutritional value without negatively affecting consumer acceptability. Therefore, incorporating nutrient-rich insects into popular nutrient-deficient foods can help promote their use and address malnutrition.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.