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Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

    2023 Articles

    255 articles

    Mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) and crickets (Acheta domesticus) show high total protein in vitro digestibility and can provide good-to-excellent protein quality as determined by in vitro DIAAS

    • Laila Hammer, Diego Moretti, Lychou Abbühl-Eng, …, Nikolin Hilaj, Reto Portmann, Lotti Egger
    • None, 10.3389/fnut.2023.1150581
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    Some Insect Species Are Good-Quality Protein Sources for Children and Adults: Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) Determined in Growing Pigs

    • Navodita Malla, Jan V Nørgaard, Helle N Lærke, …, Helle N Lærke, Lars-Henrik L Heckmann, Nanna Roos
    • J Nutr, 10.1093/jn/nxac019
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    Standardized amino acid digestibility and protein quality in extruded canine diets containing hydrolyzed protein using a precision fed rooster assay

    • Clare Hsu, Pamela L Utterback, Carl M Parsons, Fabio Marx, Ryan Guldenpfennig, Maria R C de Godoy
    • J Anim Sci, 10.1093/jas/skad289
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    Amino acid digestibility and protein quality of mealworm-based ingredients using the precision-fed cecectomized rooster assay

    • Meredith A Smola, Patricia M Oba, Pamela L Utterback, …, Lorena Sánchez-Sánchez, Carl M Parsons, Kelly S Swanson
    • J Anim Sci, 10.1093/jas/skad012
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    Comparing the standardized amino acid digestibility of an alternative protein source with commercially available protein-based ingredients using the precision-fed cecectomized rooster assay

    • Patrícia M Oba, Pamela L Utterback, Matt Longshaw, …, Matt Longshaw, Carl M Parsons, Kelly S Swanson
    • J Anim Sci, 10.1093/jas/skad236
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    The apparent metabolisable energy and ileal amino digestibility of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal for broiler chickens

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    Nutritional Evaluation of Milk-, Plant-, and Insect-Based Protein Materials by Protein Digestibility Using the INFOGEST Digestion Method

    • Yosuke Komatsu, Muneya Tsuda, Yasuaki Wada, …, Takuya Shibasaki, Hirohiko Nakamura, Kazuhiro Miyaji
    • J Agric Food Chem, 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07273
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    Effect of the dietary inclusion of Camelina sativa cake into quail diet on live performance, carcass traits, and meat quality

    • Marco Cullere, Yazavinder Singh, Erika Pellattiero, …, Incoronata Galasso, Clarissa Clemente, Antonella Dalle Zotte
    • Poult Sci, 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102650
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    The influence of insect-derived and marine-based diets on sensory quality of poultry meat and egg: a systematic review

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    Dietary Inclusion of Defatted Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) Pupa Meal for Broiler Chickens at Different Ages: Growth Performance, Carcass and Meat Quality Traits

    • Eszter Zsedely, Marco Cullere, Georgina Takacs, …, Klaudia Szalai, Yazavinder Singh, Antonella Dalle Zotte
    • None, 10.3390/ani13010119
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    2022 Articles

    36 articles

    Evaluation of standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids and metabolic availability of methionine, using the indicator amino acid oxidation method, in black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal fed to growing pigs

    • Fiona Tansil, Júlia G Pezzali, Cara Cargo-Froom, …, Glenda Courtney-Martin, Crystal L Levesque, Anna K Shoveller
    • J Anim Sci, 10.1093/jas/skac420
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    Efficacy of Pneumatophorus japonicus meat as an iron fortificant in whole-wheat flour in preventing iron deficiency

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    Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males

    • Sofie Kaas Lanng, Mikkel Oxfeldt, Simon Stjernholm Pedersen, …, Trine Lejel, Hanne Christine Bertram, Mette Hansen
    • Eur J Nutr, 10.1007/s00394-022-03071-y
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    Nutritional Composition, Health Benefits, and Application Value of Edible Insects: A Review

    • Yaxi Zhou, Diandian Wang, Shiqi Zhou, …, Hao Duan, Jinhong Guo, Wenjie Yan
    • None, 10.3390/foods11243961
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    Introducing insect- or plant-based dinner meals to families in Denmark: study protocol for a randomized intervention trial

    • Luís Miguel Cunha, Ana Isabel de Almeida Costa, Teun Veldkamp, …, Ana Isabel de Almeida Costa, Teun Veldkamp, Nanna Roos
    • Trials, 10.1186/s13063-022-07000-6
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    Linking key husbandry factors to the intrinsic quality of broiler meat

    • Joanna Marchewka, Patryk Sztandarski, Magdalena Solka, …, Dionne Ruijter, Ingrid C de Jong, Jarosław O Horbańczuk
    • Poult Sci, 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102384
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    Full-fat insect meals in ruminant nutrition: in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics and lipid biohydrogenation

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    Effects of black soldier fly larvae as protein or fat sources on apparent nutrient digestibility, fecal microbiota, and metabolic profiles in beagle dogs

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    Silkworm pupae derivatives as source of high value protein intended for pasta fortification

    • Laura Piazza, Simona Ratti, Francesca Girotto, …, Simona Ratti, Francesca Girotto, Silvia Cappellozza
    • J Food Sci, 10.1111/1750-3841.16420
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