Silkworm pupae: a functional food with health benefits for humans

Y Zhou, S Zhou, H Duan, J Wang, W Yan - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silkworm pupae are insects that are beneficial to human health, not only for their high
nutritional value but, more importantly, for the variety of pharmacological functions they can …

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae as potential feedstock for the biodiesel production: Recent advances and challenges

K Mohan, P Sathishkumar, DK Rajan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) Hermetia illucens is fastest growing and most promising
insect species especially recommended to bring high-fat content as 5th generation …

Studies on meat alternatives with a focus on structuring technologies

SY Lee, DY Lee, JW Jeong, JH Kim, SH Yun… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2023 - Springer
Developing meat alternatives has recently become a popular topic in the food and research
communities. In this review, we summarized and focused on various structuring …

Protein, lipid, and chitin fractions from insects: Method of extraction, functional properties, and potential applications

MM Rahman, B Byanju, BP Lamsal - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Edible insects are accepted as food and feed ingredients in many parts of the world. Insects
account for more than 80% of animal kingdom providing rich biodiversity of protein and lipid …

Insight into the silkworm pupae: Modification technologies and functionality of the protein and lipids

RA Herman, CH Yan, JZ Wang, XM Xun, CK Wu… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The pupae is one of the most valuable components of the silkworm, a by-
product of silk reeling. Employing them as a raw material to create valued products will help …

Silkworm pupae as a future food with nutritional and medicinal benefits

A Sadat, T Biswas, MH Cardoso, R Mondal… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Silkworm pupae (SWP) have high nutritional value with bioactive
phytochemicals.•SWP extract has immune-stimulatory activities.•SWP protein hydrolysate …

Nutritional aspects and dietary benefits of “Silkworms”: Current scenario and future outlook

DK Mahanta, J Komal, I Samal, TK Bhoi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the current scenario, it is estimated that by 2050, there will be an additional 2.5 billion
people and a 70% increase in food demand. Crop yields are not increasing fast enough to …

The Variety of Applications of Hermetia illucens in Industrial and Agricultural Areas

M Kaczor, P Bulak, K Proc-Pietrycha… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human population growth contributes to a negative impact on the
environment. In order to protect and restore nature, finding solutions and technologies in the …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of the lipolysis and subsequent antibacterial activity of the fat from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) by the combined selection of slaughtering …

R Hurtado-Ribeira, JM Silvan, T Fornari… - Innovative Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the modulating effect of the processing of Hermetia
illucens larvae on the antibacterial activity of the fat related to lipolysis to free fatty acids …

Extraction, characterization, and use of edible insect oil–A review

VA Cruz, CM Vicentini-Polette, DR Magalhaes… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Population growth is driving the search for new food sources, including entomophagy, ie, a
diet based on edible insects. Insect powder are rich in essential fatty acids, minerals …