The use of edible insect proteins in food: Challenges and issues related to their functional properties

A Gravel, A Doyen - Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the potential of edible insects as a novel ingredient in high value-
added products has been investigated to find alternatives to conventional protein sources …

Edible insect as an alternative protein source: A review on the chemistry and functionalities of proteins under different processing methods

LS Queiroz, NFN Silva, F Jessen, MA Mohammadifar… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The consumption of edible insects can be anadvantageous alternative to the conventional
food supply chain, which involves global water waste, land deficit, undernutrition, and …

Proximate, physicochemical, techno-functional and antioxidant properties of three edible insect (Gonimbrasia belina, Hermetia illucens and Macrotermes subhylanus) …

N Vanqa, VV Mshayisa, M Basitere - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, edible insect flours from Gonimbrasia belina (Mashonzha), Hermetia illucens
(black soldier fly larvae) and Macrotermes subhylanus (Madzhulu) were prepared and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of incorporation of solid-state fermented edible insects Tenebrio molitor and Sphenarium purpurascens with Aspergillus oryzae in the elaboration of …

E Pérez-Rodríguez, CC Ibarra-Herrera… - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
Interest in incorporating edible insects into the diet is increasing due to their nutritional
content. The most critical challenges are related to the low acceptability of the consumer due …

Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Sausages Made with Grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens) Flour

SO Cruz-López, YM Álvarez-Cisneros… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Insects are currently of interest due to their high nutritional value, in particular for the high
concentration of quality protein. Moreover, it can also be used as an extender or binder in …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of cooked meat models using grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens) soluble protein extracted by alkalisation and ultrasound as meat …

SO Cruz-López, HB Escalona-Buendía… - Food Science of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The most abundant Orthoptera in Mexico is a small grasshopper (Sphenarium
purpurascens) which is considered a food source with increased nutritional value due to its …

Nutritional content of edible grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens) fed on alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and maize (Zea mays)

CC Ibarra-Herrera, B Acosta-Estrada… - CyTA-Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Edible insects have been proposed as a good source of different nutrients including protein.
However, the nutritional value of edible insects could be affected by several factors that must …

Gelation of a combination of insect and pork proteins as affected by heating temperature and insect: meat ratio

J Scholliers, L Steen, I Fraeye - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to better understand structure formation in hybrid meat products containing insects,
viscoelastic properties, protein aggregation and surface hydrophobicity of extracted insect …

Insects as an alternative source of protein: a review of the potential use of grasshopper (Sphenarium purpurascens Ch.) as a food ingredient

J Rodríguez-Miranda, JP Alcántar-Vázquez… - … Food Research and …, 2019 - Springer
The intake of insects by humans is not a new practice, but in some cultures, is still an
insalubrious activity or even a taboo. Over time, eating some insect's species to obtain …

Insights into the effects of dietary supplements on the nutritional composition and growth performance of sago palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae

K Chinarak, W Panpipat, P Summpunn, A Panya… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Nutritional composition and growth performance of sago palm weevil larvae (SPWL) fed with
ground sago palm trunk mixed with different supplements including commercial pig feed …