Are insects a good source of protein for humans?
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Are insects a good source of protein for humans? / Malla, Navodita; Roos, Nanna.
I: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Bind 9, Nr. 7, 2023, s. 841-844.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Leder › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Are insects a good source of protein for humans?
AU - Malla, Navodita
AU - Roos, Nanna
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © OPEN ACCESS
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - When insects are introduced as a novel protein source in human diets, we need to understand the protein quality to compare their nutritional value with other foods. Protein quality assessment methods are based on evaluation of the ability of the protein to meet the amino acid (AA) requirements of the human body. Most available data comes from animal models, either in rats or pigs. The limited available data supports edible insects as a highquality protein source for human consumption. The farmed insect species considered relevant as an alternative protein source are generally of good quality, and the protein quality of the vast diversity of insect species harvested from the wild across continents are likely to be sources of good quality, though this remains to be assessed. For methodological considerations, the recommended DIAAS (digestible indispensable AA score) method relies on accurately determining the total protein content. When determining total protein based on total nitrogen (N), using the standard conversion factor of 6.25 which disregards the non-protein N in insects, the protein quality is underestimated in comparison with other animal-source foods, such as meat and dairy.
AB - When insects are introduced as a novel protein source in human diets, we need to understand the protein quality to compare their nutritional value with other foods. Protein quality assessment methods are based on evaluation of the ability of the protein to meet the amino acid (AA) requirements of the human body. Most available data comes from animal models, either in rats or pigs. The limited available data supports edible insects as a highquality protein source for human consumption. The farmed insect species considered relevant as an alternative protein source are generally of good quality, and the protein quality of the vast diversity of insect species harvested from the wild across continents are likely to be sources of good quality, though this remains to be assessed. For methodological considerations, the recommended DIAAS (digestible indispensable AA score) method relies on accurately determining the total protein content. When determining total protein based on total nitrogen (N), using the standard conversion factor of 6.25 which disregards the non-protein N in insects, the protein quality is underestimated in comparison with other animal-source foods, such as meat and dairy.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Edible insects
KW - Protein source
KW - Human consumption
KW - Protein quality
U2 - 10.3920/JIFF2023.x003
DO - 10.3920/JIFF2023.x003
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85165189132
VL - 9
SP - 841
EP - 844
JO - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
JF - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
SN - 2352-4588
IS - 7
ER -
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