From Food Waste to Functional Biopolymers: Characterization of Chitin and Chitosan Produced from Prepupae of Black Soldier Fly Reared with Different Food Waste-Based Diets

From Food Waste to Functional Biopolymers: Characterization of Chitin and Chitosan Produced from Prepupae of Black Soldier Fly Reared with Different Food Waste-Based Diets

The use of food waste as a rearing substrate to grow insects is an ecofriendly and sustainable alternative to food waste disposal. In the present research, <i>Hermetia illucens</i> prepupae were reared with a standard diet, different food waste-based diets based on vegetables, fruits, an...

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Main Authors: Alessia Mannucci, Luca Panariello, Linda Abenaim, Maria Beatrice Coltelli, Annamaria Ranieri, Barbara Conti, Marco Santin, Antonella Castagna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
<i>Hermetia illucens</i>
sustainability
chitin
chitosan
food waste
acetylation degree
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/2/278

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