FAO recognizes insects as edible due to their protein, vitamin, and amino acid content. However, insect consumption is not ...

One possible solution exists literally right under our noses, as well as below our feet and all around us: insects. Though most Westerners often turn up their noses at the idea of eating the small six ...

A selection of insects - mealworms, grasshoppers, silkworms and giant ants - were each matched with a wine chosen by an expert to complement its taste. 'We wanted to use the event to draw attention to ...

The mealworm powder can be officially used in several products; a project that will be valid for 5 years and has been given ...

In the past decade or so, food startups and sustainability advocates have been hoping that a similar glow-up might be possible for other edible arthropods: insects. Insect protein has been touted ...

Lanta. This Monday, February 10, 2025, the European Union authorized the incorporation of Tenebrio molito r larvae powder, ...

The Ynsect factory, which was due to produce 200,000 tonnes of Tenebrio molitor (yellow meal worm) meal a year, mainly for human consumption, decided to refocus on pet food in 2023. Despite that, the ...

The General Authority for Food and Nutrition reaffirmed on Tuesday the decision made by the Technical Committee in 2023 ...

It is one of an increasing number of Japanese businesses getting into edible insect farming, as bugs draw more and more attention as a sustainable food source. The trend, originally aimed at ...

UV-treated insect powder may be used in food in the European Union. Specifically, this involves powdered whole larvae of the ...

As a food scientist, Reza Ovissipour knows that one industry’s waste can be another’s solution to feeding a growing population.

UV-treated insect powder, specifically powdered whole larvae of the flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor), will be permitted for ...