Sustainable farming of the mealworm <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> for the production of food and feed

Grau, Thorben; Vilcinskas, Andreas; Joop, Gerrit

doi:10.1515/znc-2017-0033

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“…Moist cooked products, based on whole mealworm and depending on the processing technology, resulted in products with 22-30% proteins and 2-20% fat (own data). However, the limiting factor of insects' application for food and feed could be low amounts of methionine [43].…”

Section: Environmental Impact Of Food Substitutesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agri-Food Waste Streams Utilization for Development of More Sustainable Food Substitutes

Smetana

Aganovic

Irmscher

et al. 2018

Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies

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Substitution of food out of alternative biomass sources is aimed to supply consumers with food products similar in nutrition and with lower environmental impact compared to conventional products. At current state of development, meat substitutes are not competitive with chicken meat, except for plant based meat analogs (although they have weaker nutritional profile). Upscaling, further technological development and use of agri-food waste as main source substrate can assure the environmental benefits of insects (2 kW h of energy, 1 kg CO 2 eq., 1.5 m 2 of land and 0.1 m 3 of water) and single cell products (10 kW h, 2-4 kg CO 2 eq., 0.5 m 2 of land and 0.25 m 3 of water), making them more competitive compared to industrial chicken production. The results of the current research are preliminary and further studies are required to assure the industrial applicability of agri-food wastes use for food production.

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Section: Environmental Impact Of Food Substitutesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agri-Food Waste Streams Utilization for Development of More Sustainable Food Substitutes

Smetana

Aganovic

Irmscher

et al. 2018

Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies

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“…The use of insects in animal nutrition is a promising alternative in order to obtain a sustainable protein source to feed the world. Considering the current challenges of overpopulation and feed supply for animals and humans, new feed ingredients are needed to provide a secure food production chain in the future [1].…”

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Cafeteria-Type Feeding of Chickens Indicates a Preference for Insect (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae Meal

Filho

Pereira

Oliveira

et al. 2020

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This study aimed to determine whether broiler chickens display a preference for Tenebrio molitor larvae (TM) meal by evaluating ingredient acceptability and birds’ performance. Sixty 14-day-old male chickens were assigned into two treatment groups (5 birds/pen, n = 6) in a cafeteria-type study: the control (C) group, and the TM group. Each pen was equipped with one bell drinker and four through feeders allocated side by side; all feeders of the C group contained a complete standard diet whereas each feeder of the TM group contained one of the following ingredients: ground corn, extruded semi-whole soybean, vitamin-mineral supplement mixture, and TM meal. Feed intake was recorded daily and growth was monitored periodically up to day 32. Chickens which had access to individual feed components showed a delay to display preference for TM, but consumed, overall, up to 50% of the total intake as TM meal. Feed intake and growth performance were lower in all periods for TM group (p < 0.02), whereas feed conversion ratio was improved on days 22–28 and days 29–32 of age (p < 0.01). Data from bivariate and multidimensional analysis indicate that birds started to reach a balance of ingredient intake at 25 days of age, showing a high correlation between consumption of each ingredient and the day of the experiment. Chickens exhibited a preference for T. molitor meal, resulting in improved feed efficiency, which allows us to conclude that it can be a suitable feed alternative for poultry.

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“…Intensive insect farming runs risks of microbial infestation, parasites and pesticides. Preventative approaches, such as probiotics, transgenerational immune priming or heat treatment, and measured responses such as those advocated by Integrated Crop Management (ICM) will develop with the industry [20,37]. There are other limitations in the lack of protocols in storage and decontamination, and although international regulation is underway, these ancient foods are currently classified the EU as novel foods [38].…”

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The Potential of Insect Farming to Increase Food Security

Dickie¹,

Miyamoto²,

Collins³

2019

Edible Insects [Working Title]

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Insect protein production through 'mini-livestock farming' has enormous potential to reduce the level of undernutrition in critical areas across the world. Sustainable insect farming could contribute substantially to increased food security, most especially in areas susceptible to environmental stochasticity. Entomophagy has long been acknowledged as an underutilised strategy to address issues of food security. This chapter reviews and provides a synthesis of the literature surrounding the potential of insect farming to alleviate food security while promoting food sovereignty and integrating social acceptability. These are immediate and current problems of food security and nutrition that must be solved to meet the UNDP Sustainable Development Goals.

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Sustainable farming of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor for the production of food and feed

Cited by 144 publications

References 145 publications

Agri-Food Waste Streams Utilization for Development of More Sustainable Food Substitutes

Agri-Food Waste Streams Utilization for Development of More Sustainable Food Substitutes

Cafeteria-Type Feeding of Chickens Indicates a Preference for Insect (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae Meal

The Potential of Insect Farming to Increase Food Security

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