Edible Insects as Innovative Foods Nutritional, Functional and Acceptability Assessments

• Other Authors: Jung, Chuleui (Editor), Meyer-Rochow, Victor Benno (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; entomophagy; novel food; neophobia; disgust; edible insects; mealworm; Tenebrio molitor; insects; sensory; model system; insect; food; avoid; attitude; psychology; willingness to eat; Alcalase; insect powders; Acheta domesticus; Enterococcus; antioxidant activity; biodiversity; bioresource; culture; edible insect; defatted powder; mealworm oil; characteristics; feed supplementation; growth performance; nutrient composition; emotions; sociolinguistics; food choice; mirror neurons; steamed and freeze-dried mature silkworm larval powder; alcoholic fatty liver; ethanol; lipogenesis; fatty acid oxidation; Sprague-Dawley rats; protein hydrolysate; enzymatic hydrolysis; degree of hydrolysis; techno-functional properties; novel proteins; consumer analysis; DRSA; Amino acids; fatty acids; minerals; antioxidant; antimicrobial; supplement; sustainable food; food safety; blood coagulation; platelet aggregation; haemolysis; Teleogryllus emma; food law; Africa; food hygiene; food policy; processing; traditional knowledge; food/feed safety; nutrition; yellow mealworm; processed; shelf life; Antheraea assamensis; Apis cerana indica; honey; Nagaland; preparation; Samia cynthia ricini; Vespa mandarinia; Vespula orbata; silkworm; thermal processing; antioxidant activities; silkworm powder; alternative food resource; wasp larva; Vespa velutina nigrithorax; insect edibility; food shortage; acceptance; bio-active compounds; nutrients
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There is global interest in using insects as food and feed. However, before insects can be recommended as a type of nourishment to augment more traditional and widely accepted sources of food and feed, it is essential that in-depth research involving a variety of subjects is carried out. We can lear...