African Edible Insects As Alternative Source of Food, Oil, Protein and Bioactive Components
The harvesting, processing and consumption of edible insects is one of the main keys to the sustainability of food chains on the African continent. Insects are the largest and most successful group of animals on the planet and it is estimated that they comprise 80% of all animals. This makes edible...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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Table of Contents:
- Importance of Insects as Food in Africa
- African Edible Insect Consumption Market
- Entomophagy In Africa
- Microbiology of African Edible Insects
- The food safety of edible insects
- Interdisciplinary Uses of Some Edible Species
- Sensory Quality of Edible Insects
- Automation of Insect Mass Rearing and Processing Technologies of Mealworms
- The legislative status of edible insects in the world
- Sorghum bug (Agonoscelis pubescens) as a source of edible oil, protein and gelatin
- Watermelon bug (Aspongopus viduatus) as a source of edible oil, protein and gelatin
- The Nutritional Composition of African Edible Acridians (Grasshoppers)
- Nutrient Composition of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens
- Production, Nutrient Composition and Bioactive Components of Crickets (Gryllidae) for Human Nutrition
- Nutrient composition and bioactive components of ants Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius
- Nutrient Composition and Bioactive Components of the Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria)
- Nutrient composition and bioactive components of Mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina)
- Nutrient composition of desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
- Nutritional Value of Brood and Adult Workers of The Asia Honeybee Species Apis cerana and Apis dorsata
- Nutrient composition of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
- Nutrient composition of Termites Adepoju, Oladejo Thomas
- Ethiopian Termites in the Human Diet: an Investigation into their nutritional profile
- Index