While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

Faculty at Virginia Tech’s Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center are working to develop alternative and sustainable food sources in the form of insect protein. Mainstream insect ...

The world is witnessing a remarkable shift in how nations view their protein supply chains. What was once considered a fringe idea is now becoming mainstream policy as governments worldwide grapple ...

That creepy-crawly feeling you get thinking about eating bugs? It might be time to get over it. While Western cultures still wrinkle their noses at insect protein, a quiet revolution is transforming ...

In response to the global increase in demand for food caused by demographic growth and population aging, a team of researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has made progress in ...

Just days before the UK leaves the EU, Woven Network’s Nick Rousseau shares some of his members’ concerns: Novel Foods Regulations, post-Brexit trade, and balancing safety with innovation. Humans have ...

Mealworms could be hitting restaurants and supermarkets in products like burgers, pasta and even as snacks coated in chocolate in the relatively near future in some areas. This year yellow mealworms ...

Researchers in Denmark say mealworm protein and milk protein have the same performance on digestion, absorption, and on the ability to stimulate muscle production. Insects have attracted significant ...

In response to the global increase in demand for food, caused by demographic growth and population ageing, a team of researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has made progress in ...

Toward the end of 2024, the Biden administration’s Department of Agriculture granted $11.8 million to InnovaFeed, a French company dedicated to using insects to feed crops, animals, and people. The ...