Edible Insects in Sustainable Food Systems
This text provides an important overview of the contributions of edible insects to ecological sustainability, livelihoods, nutrition and health, food culture and food systems around the world. While insect farming for both food and feed is rapidly increasing in popularity around the world, the role...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Introduction to insects
- Insects: key biological features
- Part II: Culture
- Insect consumption in the Arctic
- An ethnographic account of the role of edible insects in the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India
- Edible Insects And Their Uses In North America; Past, Present and Future
- Part III: Nutrition and health
- Insects and human nutrition
- The role of edible insects in diets and nutrition in East Africa
- Edible insects in a food safety perspective
- Part IV: Gastronomy
- A new world of ingredients: aspiring chefs’ opinions on insects in gastronomy
- Su Casu Marzu: Per una Genealogia Gastronomica
- Edible Insects Uses in South Korean Gastronomy: “Korean Edible Insect Laboratory” Case Study
- Part V: Environmental impacts, conservation and future challenges
- Comparing environmental impacts from insects for feed and food as an alternative to animal production
- Conservation of edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Means-end chain approach explains motivations to consume insect-based foods: The case of cricket-scones in Kenya
- Part VIII: Legislation and policy on the use of insects as food and feed
- PROteINSECT - Insects as a sustainable source of protein
- Insects in Thailand: National Leadership and Regional development, from standards to regulations through association
- The Effects of Regulation, Legislation and Policy on Consumption of Edible Insects in the Global South
- Legislation for the use of insects as food and feed in the South African context
- Current status of the insect producing industry in Europe
- Sustainable proteins? Values related to insects in food systems
- Marketing Insects: Superfood or Solution-food?
- Part VI: Insects as animal feed
- Small-scale fly larvae production for animal feed
- Insects as raw materials in compound feed for aquaculture
- Mealworm larvae production systems - Management scenarios
- Importance of insects for use as animal feed in low-income countries
- Sustainable Mealworm Production for Feed and Food
- Part VII: Consumer preferences and acceptability
- What governs selection and acceptance of edible insect species?
- Insects, the next European foodie craze?
- Kenyan consumers' experience of using edible insects as food and their preferences for selected insect-based food products
- Consumer acceptance of insects as food: integrating psychological and socio-cultural perspectives
- Customer Acceptance, Barriers, and Preferences in the U.S