Edible insects in sustainable food systems. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Afton Halloran [and three others], editors.
• Editors: Halloran, Afton
• Contents: Part I: Introduction to insects.- Insects: key biological features.- Part II: Culture.- Insect consumption in the Arctic -- An ethnographic account of the role of edible insects in the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India -- Edible Insects And Their Uses In North America; Past, Present and Future.- Part III: Nutrition and health.- Insects and human nutrition -- The role of edible insects in diets and nutrition in East Africa -- Edible insects in a food safety perspective.- Part IV: Gastronomy.- A new world of ingredients: aspiring chefs' opinions on insects in gastronomy -- Su Casu Marzu: Per una Genealogia Gastronomica -- Edible Insects Uses in South Korean Gastronomy: "Korean Edible Insect Laboratory" Case Study.- Part V: Environmental impacts, conservation and future challenges.- Comparing environmental impacts from insects for feed and food as an alternative to animal production -- Conservation of edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Sustainable proteins? Values related to insects in food systems -- Marketing Insects: Superfood or Solution-food?.- Part VI: Insects as animal feed.- Small-scale fly larvae production for animal feed -- Insects as raw materials in compound feed for aquaculture -- Mealworm larvae production systems -- Management scenarios -- Importance of insects for use as animal feed in low-income countries -- Sustainable Mealworm Production for Feed and Food.- Part VII: Consumer preferences and acceptability.- What governs selection and acceptance of edible insect species? -- Insects, the next European foodie craze? -- Kenyan consumers' experience of using edible insects as food and their preferences for selected insect-based food products -- Consumer acceptance of insects as food: integrating psychological and socio-cultural perspectives -- Customer Acceptance, Barriers, and Preferences in the U.S -- Means-end chain approach explains motivations to consume insect-based foods: The case of cricket-scones in Kenya.- Part VIII: Legislation and policy on the use of insects as food and feed.- PROteINSECT -- Insects as a sustainable source of protein -- Insects in Thailand: National Leadership and Regional development, from standards to regulations through association -- The Effects of Regulation, Legislation and Policy on Consumption of Edible Insects in the Global South -- Legislation for the use of insects as food and feed in the South African context -- Current status of the insect producing industry in Europe.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 641.3; 664; Chemistry; Food -- Biotechnology; Nutrition; Agriculture; Sustainable development; Edible insects; Cooking (Insects); Agriculture; Chemistry; Cooking (Insects); Edible insects; Food -- Biotechnology; Nutrition; Sustainable development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319740113; 9783319740119
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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