Consideration of insects as a source of dietary protein for human consumption

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1035-1045

  Churchward Venne, Tyler A ^a   Pinckaers, Philippe J M ^a   van Loon, Joop J A ^b   van Loon, Luc J C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acid content; Dietary protein; Edible insects; Protein digestibility

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BEEF; BEETLE; BODY MASS; CAELIFERA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COCKROACH; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIGESTION; DIPTERA; EDIBLE INSECT; EGG; ENSIFERA; FISH; HEMIPTERA; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT; ISOPTERA; LAMB MEAT; LEPIDOPTERA; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; PORK; POULTRY; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN QUALITY; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMISTRY; DIET;

AMINO ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INSECTA;

EID: 85042747370     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nux057     Document Type: Article

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