Research says eating insects can replace beef cricket, especially for high nutrition.
Reference News Network reported in October 29th that a new report said that insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets and other nutrients, were used to replace them. They are a more sustainable food source for the excellent beef products.
according to the October 27th news network of the United States, the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations report says that edible insects don't sound much to the appetite of Westerners, but in other parts of the world they are part of the traditional food. The
reported that insects were known to be rich in protein, but new research has found that they can also provide nutrients that are usually derived from beef.
iron is an important element of the general vegetarian shortage, which can lead to iron deficiency anemia, resulting in low cognitive ability and low immunity.
for these fears, a group of researchers from the UK and China wanted to know whether insects normally consumed could bring total nutrition.
researchers used a laboratory model of the human digestive system to analyze the mineral components of grasshoppers, crickets, meat and insects and to estimate the level of the absorption of each nutrient after they were eaten.
researchers found that insects have different levels of iron, calcium, copper, magnesium and zinc.
for example, the iron level of cricket is higher than that of other insects. The absorption of minerals such as calcium, copper and zinc in grasshoppers, crickets and meat worms is higher than that in beef.
reported that the report was published in the Journal of agriculture and food chemistry. In the report, the researchers support the idea that eating insects can meet the nutritional needs of the world's growing population. (compiling / Lin Zhaohui)
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according to Reuters reports, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued a report on 13 days, There are more than 1900 kinds of edible insects, and the benefits of eating nutritious insects may help fight obesity.
the FAO forestry department found that many insects contain protein and minerals similar to meat and are rich in healthy fats. The report points out that compared with traditional livestock feeding, insect feeding is less dependent on land and less greenhouse gas generated. Moreover, it can also provide business and export opportunities for the poor in developing countries, especially rural women, because they are often responsible for collecting insects.
an author of the report said that many people resist insect foods, mainly due to psychological factors. Their research team made a blind test and asked the respondents to taste meatballs and pure meatballs made of meat and insects, and found that 90% of the people preferred the former. (old)
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a report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It is reported that using insects as food, especially for animals, will provide an excellent opportunity to alleviate hunger.
according to the news of Spain in May 13th, Eva Miller, director of the forestry economics of the FAO, said: "we are not saying that humans have to eat insects, but to show that insects are one of the resources that nature gives us, and can discover their potential as food." The
report indicates that the iron content of beef is 6 mg /100 grams, and the grasshopper can reach 8 to 20 mg /100 g, depending on its species and its own intake of food.
, therefore, the report points out that insects are "an important and readily available source of nutritious food in the forest, and are rich in protein". According to statistics, insects are part of the traditional diet of at least 2 billion of the world's population, and there are as many as 1900 species of insects that people eat.
reports that from the world, the most popular insects include beetles, insect larvae, bees, ants, grasshoppers, cicadas and crickets. Many insects are rich in protein, calcium, iron and zinc, and "good fat".
in addition to solving hunger problems, researchers believe that edible insects can also bring other benefits, such as curbing excessive forest exploitation.
reported that, because of cold-blooded animals, insects do not need to rely on food consumption to maintain body temperature. On average, insects only consume 2 kilograms of feed per 1 kilograms of meat. And the feed per kilo of beef is up to 8 kilos.