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Edible insects: Mealworms on the menu
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26/02/2021 - 18:12
Crickets add crunch, protein and panache to haute cuisine. © FRANCE 24
10 min
Insects have long been touted as a solution to cut the environmental impact of food production. But today they are closer than ever to flooding our supermarket shelves. Europe's food safety authority, EFSA, has approved the humble yellow mealworm safe for consumption, paving the way for insect-based delicacies on a large scale. Down to Earth explores the promising culinary future of six-legged snacks.
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Agronutris is among those leading European efforts to see more insects included in our diets. The Toulouse-based company already farms insects, including the black soldier fly for animal feed, but harbours hopes of breeding other varieties as a regular source of protein for humans. It has taken several years for EFSA to approve their mealworm application and there are other insects, such as crickets, currently under review.

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