Insects as a Delicacy and a Nutritious Food in Thailand

راههای تامین امنیت غذایی و جایگاه آن در پدافند غیر عامل

Background: This paper aims to examine the association between food security and passive defense and the position of food security in this context. Given the role of healthy manpower in the development of a country and the importance of healthy food and nutrition in human health as the core center of development and the main confronting factor with foreign threats, in this paper, we first discu...

Traditions, beliefs and indigenous technologies in connection with the edible longhorn grasshopper Ruspolia differens (Serville 1838) in Tanzania

BACKGROUND Edible insects are an important source of food to many African populations. The longhorn grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Serville 1838), commonly known as senene in Tanzania is one of the most appreciated edible insects by societies around Lake Victoria crescent. Senene is primarily an essential treat for the tribes around the lake, e.g., the Haya of Tanzania, Luo of Kenya and Bagan...

Variations in sugarcane yield among farmers’ fields and their causal factors in Northeast Thailand

Information on variations in crop yield among farmer fields in a specific area and theircausal factors is important for efficiently targeting efforts to increase production of the crop inthe target area. This study determined the yield variations and their causal factors for sugarcanegrown in the service area of a sugar mill in Northeast Thailand. Two villages with the dominantsandy and clayey ...

Use of date honey in the formulation of nutritious creamy food

Nutritional composition and safety aspects of edible insects.

Insects, a traditional food in many parts of the world, are highly nutritious and especially rich in proteins and thus represent a potential food and protein source. A compilation of 236 nutrient compositions in addition to amino acid spectra and fatty acid compositions as well as mineral and vitamin contents of various edible insects as derived from literature is given and the risks and benefi...