[Use of insects as human food?]
1993
Ramos Elorduy, J. (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City. Instituto de Biologia) | Rovesti, L. (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna (Italy). Centro di Studio per gli Antiparassitari)
Eating insects is not really an appealing idea to westerners. In fact, in our culture such a practice is normally seen as the only possibility for some populations to ward off starvation or, where this is obviously not the case, simply as a barbarism or a bizzarry. This view is a biased one, which however has so far prevented a potentially huge food resource from being exploited. In this article the current status of the use of insects as human food is reviewed, their nutritional value highlighted using data from orthodox research, and their potential as "food of the future" briefly discussed
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