Potential and challenges of insects as an innovative source for food and feed production

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Rumpold, Birgit A ^a   Schlüter, Oliver K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative protein source; Edible insects; Entomophagy; Feed; Food safety; Rearing technology

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEEDING; FOOD SAFETY; HARVESTING; PROTEINS;

EDIBLE INSECTS; ENTOMOPHAGY; FOOD AND FEED SAFETY; NUTRITIONAL INGREDIENTS; POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES; POSTHARVEST PROCESSING; PROTEIN SOURCES; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84873058494     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2012.11.005     Document Type: Review

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