Sentences with phrase «says edible insects»

Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson says edible insects could play a role in global food security.

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«By growing, processing, and selling edible insects, Aspire Food Group (The McGill Hult Team) will empower urban slum communities, offering them better access to an efficient, sustainable source of protein and nutrients,» the team says on its website.

In a new report entitled «Edible Insects: Future prospects for food and feed security ``, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that farmed insects could make a big contribution to our diets — they contain lots of protein and are cheap to pInsects: Future prospects for food and feed security ``, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that farmed insects could make a big contribution to our diets — they contain lots of protein and are cheap to pinsects could make a big contribution to our diets — they contain lots of protein and are cheap to produce.

«We want to further investigate consumers» attitudes towards edible insects, evaluate taste preferences and consumers» willingness to buy such products,» says Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Anna Crump, who's working on the project with project leader Associate Professor Kerry Wilkinson and other researchers from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine and the School of Humanities at the University of Adelaide.

Consumer research is needed to improve consumer acceptance of edible insects, so as to realise their potential as an alternate protein source,» she says.

Since apparently 80 % of the world eats insects as a regular part of their diet, and insects are very different from the edible vertebrates associated with SAD, I don't think there's enough science yet to say whether edible insects should be lumped together with meat, eggs, and dairy.