Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. [1] Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis. [ 2 ] Globally, more than 2,000 insect species are considered edible, though far fewer are discussed for industrialized mass production and regionally authorized for use in food.

2024年6月5日 · Experts say bugs are a climate-friendly and nutrient-rich alternative to typical animal proteins, but when it comes to Western cultures, the "ick" factor is standing in the way of an insect-inclusive diet.

Examples are social insects, such as ants, and especially termites, and locusts that migrate in hordes of millions of individuals. Some human societies actually utilize insects as a major source of protein. Locusts (actually grasshoppers) are used …

In fact, insects have been a part of human diets for thousands of years, with evidence of their consumption found in prehistoric archaeological sites. Throughout history, entomophagy has been a common practice in many cultures, particularly in …

2021年9月1日 · The use of edible insects as a food source for humans has emerged as an issue of worldwide interest, due to global population growth, increasing demand for and rising cost of animal protein, food insecurity in some regions of the …

Utilizing insects as food and feed, we can alter beef, fish, and poultry consumption and the life cycle assessment, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, ammonia emissions, and carbon footprints.

In Western societies, edible insects have a greater potential as animal feed than as human food because of cultural biases associated with harmful insects, although the abundant characteristics of edible insects should benefit human health.

2023年8月11日 · Insects were likely an important food source for early human populations, with evidence suggesting that insects were consumed as part of the human diet as early as prehistoric times.

2023年1月12日 · Insects, such as grasshoppers (Locusta migratoria are shown), can be a nutritious addition to the human diet. Food insecurity may emerge from climate change, extreme weather events such as prolonged droughts and floods, ongoing global supply chain problems, and unpredictable geopolitical conflicts.

the global demand for insects as food is expected to increase. Although some 2,000 insect species are consumed worldwide, only a few are reared commercially. In North America and Europe, three cosmopolitan species are now commercially raised for food and feed: crickets (Acheta domesticus), mealworms (Tenebrio