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Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. [1] Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis. [ 2 ] Globally, more than 2,000 insect species are considered edible, though far fewer are discussed for industrialized mass production and regionally authorized for use in food.
Other insects not killed by farming companies are sold live for consumption by fish and pets. 95% of the Kreca company's insects are sold live. Of the 1500 kg per week of mealworms produced by the Van de Ven company, most are sold as live feed. [14] Live insects may be required for some pets that will noy consume dead prey.
“These insects and insect products can be used for human consumption or as animal feed for food-producing animals,” SFA said, adding that insects could not be “harvested from the wild.”
Insect farming is the practice of raising and breeding insects as livestock, also referred to as minilivestock or micro stock. Insects may be farmed for the commodities they produce (like silk , honey , lac or insect tea ), or for them themselves; to be used as food , as feed , as a dye, and otherwise.
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Food used to feed the insects raised for consumption may also have a large environmental footprint, which when scaled-up, could potentially make insect consumption similarly sustainable to traditional protein sources, negating any alleged benefit. [108]
Insects As Food and Feed: From Production to Consumption. Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-9086862962. van Huis, Arnold: Edible insects. Future prospects for food and feed security. Rom. ISBN 9789251075968. European Union (Ed.): Enabling the exploitation of Insects as a Sustainable Source of Protein for Animal Feed and Human Nutrition
Cranberry sauce can reach up 15% mold count, mushrooms can contain insects and mites, peanut butter can have insect and rodent filth and even popcorn can be slightly invested with rodent filth and ...