Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need?
This Special Issue of <i>Foods</i> explores different aspects of how insects can be used as a novel resource for food and feed. Some contributions deal with questions of acceptability and legality, others tackle problems related to innovative techniques in processing and marketing food,...
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| description | This Special Issue of <i>Foods</i> explores different aspects of how insects can be used as a novel resource for food and feed. Some contributions deal with questions of acceptability and legality, others tackle problems related to innovative techniques in processing and marketing food, and yet another group of papers highlights the use of insects and their bio-active products in the context of promoting human health. The collective aim of the contributions by the researchers from at least 20 countries is to examine whether the use of insects—be it for food, feed, or therapeutic purposes—has a future. We conclude that positive aspects undoubtedly exist regarding the nutritional and pharmacological value of various insect species but that environmental and bio-functional issues could even outweigh the nutritional value of food insects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a421e680af04e0aa974c3e606b679d32023-11-20T08:02:09ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-07-0198100310.3390/foods9081003Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need?Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow0Chuleui Jung1Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, Andong National University, Andong 36729, KoreaAgricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, Andong National University, Andong 36729, KoreaThis Special Issue of <i>Foods</i> explores different aspects of how insects can be used as a novel resource for food and feed. Some contributions deal with questions of acceptability and legality, others tackle problems related to innovative techniques in processing and marketing food, and yet another group of papers highlights the use of insects and their bio-active products in the context of promoting human health. The collective aim of the contributions by the researchers from at least 20 countries is to examine whether the use of insects—be it for food, feed, or therapeutic purposes—has a future. We conclude that positive aspects undoubtedly exist regarding the nutritional and pharmacological value of various insect species but that environmental and bio-functional issues could even outweigh the nutritional value of food insects.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/8/1003entomophagyinsect edibilityfood shortageacceptancebio-active compoundsnutrients |
| spellingShingle | Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow Chuleui Jung Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need? Foods entomophagy insect edibility food shortage acceptance bio-active compounds nutrients |
| title | Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need? |
| title_full | Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need? |
| title_fullStr | Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need? |
| title_short | Insects Used as Food and Feed: Isn’t That What We All Need? |
| title_sort | insects used as food and feed isn t that what we all need |
| topic | entomophagy insect edibility food shortage acceptance bio-active compounds nutrients |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/8/1003 |
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