Insects as food – an option for sustainable food production?
There are several reasons to learn more about insect farming and processing insects for food. For much of the world’s population, insects are by tradition an important source of nutrients and appreciated as food.
Quite recently, entomophagy (the practice of eating insects) has emerged as a hot topic for resource efficient food production also in our part of the world.
The report is a summary on current knowledge about insects for human consumption based on literature reviews and personal communications with experts in the field. It is suitable as reading material for students, but also as an introduction for anyone interested in insects as food and sustainable food production.
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Insects as food – an option for sustainable food production?
SLU Future Food Reports 5. Authors:Anna Jansson, Douglas Hunter and Åsa Berggren