Insects in pet food industry—Hope or threat?

J Kępińska-Pacelik, W Biel - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Today, more and more is being said about issues related to resource
depletion. This also applies to the raw materials necessary for food production. At the same …

Biodegradation of Different Types of Plastics by Tenebrio molitor Insect

P Bulak, K Proc, A Pytlak, A Puszka, B Gawdzik… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Looking for new, sustainable ways to utilize plastics is still a very pertinent topic considering
the amount of plastics produced in the world. One of the newest and intriguing possibility is …

Enhancing the Nutritional Profile of Tenebrio molitor Using the Leaves of Moringa oleifera

K Kotsou, T Chatzimitakos, V Athanasiadis, E Bozinou… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, more and more research is being carried out on various feeds of Tenebrio
molitor larvae, in order to increase their nutritional value and render them a valuable …

Exploiting Agri-Food Waste as Feed for Tenebrio molitor Larvae Rearing: A Review

K Kotsou, T Chatzimitakos, V Athanasiadis, E Bozinou… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
The agri-food industry generates substantial amounts of waste, including by-products and
residues. The increasing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the agri-food …

Impact of diets including agro-industrial by-products on the fatty acid and sterol profiles of larvae biomass from Ephestia kuehniella, Tenebrio molitor and Hermetia …

F Boukid, J Riudavets, L Del Arco, M Castellari - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Insects are a promising source of lipids. Their fatty acid compositions can
vary as a function of diet composition, rearing conditions and developmental stage. In the …

Proximate and fatty acid profile analysis of Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas morio using different killing methods

RM da Silva, A Köhler, RC de Souza Schneider… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The present work aimed to quantify the macronutrients and the fatty acid (FA) profile in
different killing methods, blanching (BC) and freezing (FR), on edible insects of the species …

Evaluation of Tenebrio molitor protein hydrolysates as biostimulants improving plants growth and root architecture

D Szopa, D Skrzypczak, G Izydorczyk… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing demand for agricultural products has led to increased research on
biostimulants. In particular, amino acid-based materials represent an interesting group with …

Nutritive value of wheat bran diets supplemented with fresh carrots and wet brewers' grains in yellow mealworm

B Fasce, L Ródenas, MC López, VJ Moya… - Journal of Insect …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We evaluated the effect of supplementation of a wheat bran (WB) diet with fresh carrots (FC)
or wet brewer's grains (WBG) on the growth performance and chemical composition of …

Utilization of Spent Coffee Grounds as a Feed Additive for Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Tenebrio molitor Larvae

K Kotsou, T Chatzimitakos, V Athanasiadis, E Bozinou… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Increasing demand for sustainable protein sources has spurred interest in the exploration of
alternative protein sources with a reduced environmental impact. This study investigates the …

Green solvent-based extraction of lipids and proteins from tenebrio molitor: extraction efficiency and cytotoxic activity

N Abutaha, FA Al-Mekhlafi - Food Science of Animal Resources, 2024 - kosfaj.org
This study compared Tenebrio molitor extracts obtained using various solvents, including
ethyl acetate (EtOAc), ethanol (EtOH), isopropanol (IPA) as green solvents, and n-hexane as …