Edible insects as innovative foods: Nutritional and functional assessments

Nutritional composition and safety aspects of edible insects.

Insects, a traditional food in many parts of the world, are highly nutritious and especially rich in proteins and thus represent a potential food and protein source. A compilation of 236 nutrient compositions in addition to amino acid spectra and fatty acid compositions as well as mineral and vitamin contents of various edible insects as derived from literature is given and the risks and benefi...

Edible Insects as a Source of Food Allergens

Nutritional and Antinutritional Composition of the Five Species of Aquatic Edible Insects Consumed in Manipur, India

The people living in Manipur have a distinct identity, culture, and food habits. They have a prototype culture of eating insects. In our study, the nutritive contents of five potentially-edible aquatic insects, Lethocerus indicus (Lepeletier and Serville) (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae), Laccotrephes maculatus (F.) (Nepidae), Hydrophilus olivaceous (F.) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), Cybister tripunctat...

Edible Insects in a Food Safety and Nutritional Perspective: A Critical Review

Increasing world population worsens the serious problem of food security in developing countries. On the other hand in industrialized countries, where the problem of food security is of minor concern, health problems related to food refer to 2 main factors: food safety and environmental sustainability of food production. For these reasons, new ways must be found to increase yields while preserv...

Nutritional and safety assessments of foods and feeds nutritionally improved through biotechnology.

Maize is an important staple of human diets and animal feed. Improving the nutritional profile for bothof these purposes is a desirable research focus and agricultural endpoint. Many mechanisms have been used toimprove maize protein and oil content, including selective breeding to introgress desirable traits (Quality ProteinMaize), introducing single natural or synthetic genes expre...