The Buzzy Edible Insect Trend is Gaining Traction in the WestWhen Mohammed Ashour walks into Aspire Food Group’s 150,000 square-foot cricket farm in London, Ontario, he is met with a symphony of chirping—for most people the sound of languid lakeside summers. For Ashour, Aspire’s co-founder and CEO, the tonal chirping of his Acheta domesticus crickets [...]
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How bugs on toast could open minds to a cuisine with plenty of benefitsProtein, micronutrients and healthy fats — the dietary benefits of dishes that make many Australians “quite uncomfortable” are being spruiked in workshops about edible insects.Read the Article
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Making a beeline to edible bugsTapping into the $4 billion global edible insect market could offer a solution to the climate, economic and employment crises facing Australia.Read the Article
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Everyone at the table with crickets – Luisa TorriInsects have been part of the human diet for thousands of years and it is estimated that today entomophagy, i.e. the practice of consuming them as food, affects about two billion people worldwide. Interest in this practice has been growing since the FAO, the United Nations Food [...]
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Ÿnsect to expand footprint in US, MexicoThe insect-based protein producer will construct its second facility in the United States and its first in Mexico.Read the Article
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Cricket smoothies, anyone? Insect farming industry abuzz as Singapore looks to regulate bugs for human consumptionA 100g serving of crickets contains 65g of protein, more than twice in a similar serving of chicken breast.Read the Article
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Bah, humbug! How insects could become the backbone of your Christmas dinnerAlthough you may never want “all the trimmings” to include crickets and mealworms, it may not be long before they play a big part in getting your usual Christmas Day favourites on to the table.Read the Article
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Oaxaca, Mexico: Grasshopping for some mole on a plateOaxaca, Mexico’s second poorest state, has for long had Chapulines, or grasshoppers, fire ants and agave palm worms as a source of protein, now, those insects are part of gourmet menus for those seeking culinary adventure.Read the Article
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‘Worm’ up to the idea of edible insectsFour reasons why edible insects are good prospects for food security and livelihoodsRead the Article
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Can Vegans Eat Insects? - The Daily MealHave you ever wondered whether vegans can eat insects? This is everything you could ever hope to know about the prospect of meatless eaters consuming bugs.Read the Article
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The Capital Quest | Ghanaian edible insects firm Legendary Foods gets PE backingGhana-based Legendary Foods, which has developed a sustainable farming system that delivers a resource-efficient and accessible form of protein—palm larvae, traditionally widely consumed across West and Central Africa, has attracted private equity investment.Read the Article
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Ÿnsect announces US and Mexico insect farm expansionŸnsect has announced plans to build a new insect production site in the US, with construction beginning in 2023, and to establish an insect farm in Mexico.Read the Article
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Number of BUG SPLATS on car number plates plunges by 64% in 20 yearsA project asking people to count squashed bugs on their car number plates suggests flying insects have declined by nearly two-thirds in less than 20 years.Read the Article
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Fly farming newcomer raises $1 millionFlylab is farming black soldier flies to produce BSF meal, oil, dried larvae and frass for the animal feed sector © FlylabRead the Article
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‘Insects are environmentally friendly when compared to farming for beef’ – Teagasc researcherEdible insects are “a more” environmentally friendly and sustainable way to meet increased demands for animal protein, science event hears.Read the Article
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Insect startup adds former Hill’s Pet Nutrition executive to its teamAhmed Hassan will oversee product development and customer relations at FlyFeed.Read the Article
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The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agricultureThe Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School is supporting new ventures to improve sustainability in agriculture to meet the demands of a growing global population.Read the Article
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Thinking of eating bugs to save the planet? Tribal communities in India have been doing it for centuriesThe edible insects market is set to grow to $6.3 billion by 2030, according to a studyRead the Article
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Tokushima high school serves up edible crickets in mealsA high school in western Japan recently served food containing powdered crickets, collaborating with a local startup company that touts consumption of the nutritious and efficiently produced insects. Students from Komatsushimanishi High School in Tokushima Prefecture worked together with employees f…Read the Article
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Eating Bugs: 6 Types Of Insects Eaten In Different CountriesSeveral cultures around the world view insects as food: people eat insects fried, barbequed, or boiled and seasoned with spices. Of course, not all insects are popular, or even easy to find, for a home cook who wants to try them at home. Here are 6 [...]
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Tarantula Doughnut Tapas Are The Height Of Elegance In Cambodia - The Daily MealAll over the world, haute cuisine takes on a different meaning. One stunning example is that tarantula doughnut tapas are the height of elegance in Cambodia.Read the Article
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What it takes to rear insects for use as animal feedsCrickets have 62.3 to 67 percent protein, which is equivalent to the percentage in fish, whose protein levels are about 66 percent and ahead of chicken, which has 30 per centRead the Article
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Emerging ento-vegetarians: Edible insect industry gets legal clarity following Brexit02 Dec 2022 --- Insect-consumption advocate Woven has scored a crucial win in its fight to have insect protein recognized as a part of the human food chain. After various post-Brexit woes, Woven’s lobbying to UK Parliament to accept the inherent safety and value of insects [...]
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FlyFeed’s Arseniy Olkhovskiy believes humans will eat a lot more bugsThe FlyFeed founder describes his journey from working at SaaS startups to building his own insect protein company to combat global hunger.Read the Article
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A growing hunger for bugsEdible insects have been served as food in Thailand for a long time, often visible at street vendor stalls selling trays of fried insects, silkworm pupae, bamboo worms, locusts, beetles and crickets, with soy sauces and even seasonings.Read the Article
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UK researchers to develop strategy for using edible insects in animal feedResearchers at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded funds to help develop a strategy for using edible insects in animal feed.Read the Article
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Tackling food neophobia could encourage people to eat more insects - The British Psychological SocietyIt might be too much to expect people to swap a Christmas turkey for Christmas crickets. But getting people in the West to eat insects is, on paper, a brilliant idea. Insects are sustainable to farm, and they’re healthy. Many are [...]
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Study shows electric car batteries can be powered from crustacean byproduct | SeafoodSourceUniversity of Maryland have has deemed seafood byproduct as a plausible sustainable energy source for carsRead the Article
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Insect farmingThe Marine Institute is collaborating with a pair of global companies to develop a new, sustainable source of processing discards that can be converted into high-value compounds for the agriculture, medical and nutraceutical industries.Read the Article
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New Bad News About HoneybeesMSNBC’s Alex Witt spoke with Anthony Nearman, who ran a study at the University of Maryland.» Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Republ...Read the Article