FAO and Future Food Institute
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only Jun 13, 2019Entomofago
Insects flour in bakery goods
Due to a rising demand for proteins, food industry is considering new alternative protein sources that can be used for human food. The aim of this research was to explore the potential use of insects flour as protein-rich ingredient for bakery products. Hermetia illucens, Acheta domestica and Tenebrio molitor were ground and used to replace […]
The digestive system of BSF
The larvae of the black Soldier fly(BSF),Hermetia illucens(Linnaeus,1758)(Diptera:Stratiomyidae),are considered an efficient system for the bioconversion of organic waste into usable products, such as insect protein for animal feed and bioactive molecules. Despite the great interest toward H. illucens and its biotechnological applications, information on the biology of this insect is still scarce.In particular,no data on […]
Bioonto
Interview with Sergey Makarov, founder of Bioonto Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world Way back in 2014 I found great interest in commercial insect breeding. At that time entomophagy wasn’t as popular around the world, and Asia was the clear leader in this field. But we all had a complete […]
BioBug International
Interview with Andres Whang, co-founder of Biobug International Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world Several years ago, I traveled around Southeast Asia and became intrigued by the street food I came across. I tried fried crickets, scorpions, mealworms … in Asia, insects are commonly served up as snacks. Also spending […]
MIGHTi
A chat with Dr. Valerie Stull, Director of MIGHTi about the awesome work they are doing over at the Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects. Listen to this great podcast from Entonation. Apr 12, 2019Entomofago
Progetto Hermetia
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only Apr 2, 2019Entomofago
