This article reports on the nutrients present in insects and factors affecting their variability.
Data on protein content and amino acid profiles of a variety of insect species are discussed …

With rapid growing world population and increasing demand for natural resources, the
production of sufficient food, feed for protein and fat sources and sustainable energy …

Insects are a pathway through which agro-food waste can become a high-quality source of
nutrients for both livestock and humans. Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L., Coleoptera …

Simple Summary Protein-rich insects are becoming more popular as livestock feed
alternatives to fish and soy meal. A variation of different diets was used to rear mealworm …

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of insect full-fat meals (Tenebrio molitor
and Zophobas morio larvae), added “on top” of a complete diet or calculated into diets, on …

Background As a major lignocellulosic biomass, which represented more than half of the
world's agricultural phytomass, crop residues have been considered as feedstock for biofuel …

Insects are able to convert organic material (ie waste and by products) into high-quality
biomass, which can be processed into animal feed. Several studies have investigated the …

Simple Summary The search of new sustainably produced protein sources for food and feed
is vigorously under investigation. One promising possibility is to increase the use of edible …

Simple Summary Insects represent a possible alternative nutrient source for food and feed
purposes. Insects could be reared on a feed basis alternative to conventional ones of animal …

A variety of commercially raised insect species are commonly fed to captive insectivores. We
review their nutrient content and compare those values to the data available for wild-caught …