Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Disclaimer -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Edible Insects -- Introduction -- Aims -- Historic Relevance of Edible Insects -- Reevaluation of Our Sources of Protein Worldwide -- Population Growth and a Rising Demand for Animal-Derived Protein -- Land Use -- Urban and Vertical Agriculture -- Climate Change and Agricultural Productivity -- Aquaculture and the Environment -- Limits to Nonrenewable Energy -- Water Use -- Insects as a Living Source of Protein in Space -- Insects Are an Important and Feasible Solution -- Worldwide Acceptance of Insects as Food -- Funding and Legislation -- Increasing Recognition in the Academic Sector -- Current Trends in Using Insects as Food -- Psychological Barriers and Disgust -- Definition of Terms -- Summary of Book -- A Call to Action -- References -- Chapter 2 - Insects as Food: History, Culture, and Modern Use around the World -- Introduction -- Edible Insects of the World -- History of Insects as Human Food -- Archeological Data -- Early Historic Times (∼3600BC-500AD) -- Age of Reason and Emergence of the Scientific Era (1700s/18th Century) -- Modern Cultural Uses -- Edible Insects Around the World: Selected Classic Examples -- Indirect or Unintentional Presence in Foods -- Cultural Restrictions -- Food Taboos and Religious/Dietary Restrictions -- Disgust Factor -- Educational Campaigns -- Edible Insects as Nutraceuticals -- Ethnoentomology -- Harvesting and Cultivation -- Farming of Edible Insects -- Final Comments and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 3 - Nutrient Content and Health Benefits of Insects -- Nutrient Content -- Insect Physiology and Functionality -- Insects as a Food Ingredient -- Insect Protein Functionality -- Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 4 - Edible Insects Farming: Efficiency and Impact on Family Livelihood, Food Security, and Environment Compared ... -- Introduction -- Food Security/Family Livelihood -- Biodiversity and Availability of Insects -- Consumption of Insects versus Other Livestock -- Cost of Cultivation -- Possibility of Replacing Livestock With Insects as Human Food -- Environmental Impact -- Industrial Perspective -- Commercial Insect Farming for Mass Production -- Indoor Farming -- Mulberry Silkworm -- Salient Points -- Constraints and Measures -- House Cricket -- Yellow Mealworm -- Outdoor Farming -- Palm Weevil or Sago Larva -- Bamboo Caterpillar -- Weaver Ants -- Grasshoppers -- Other Insects -- Farming in Space -- Market Potential -- Retail/Local Marketing -- Export -- New Products From Farmed Insects -- Safety Regulations -- Current Challenges and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 - Modern Insect-Based Food Industry: Current Status, Insect Processing Technology, and Recommendations Moving ... -- Introduction -- Efficiency -- Biodiversity -- Current Insect Farming Industry -- Modern Industrial Mass Production of Insects -- Summary of Current Industrial Insect Farms and Predominant Farmed Species -- Crickets -- Mealworms, Superworms, and Buffalo Worms (Lesser Mealworms) -- Grasshoppers -- Other Species (Wax Worms -- Silk Worms -- Horn Worms -- Fruit, Black Soldier, and Other Flies -- Cockroaches -- Termites -- etc.) -- Recommendations and Considerations for Selection for Aspiring Insect-Based Food Producers and Insect Farmers -- Feed Formulations and Biomass Sources for Farming Insects: Considerations for Insect Feed Formulations -- Underutilized Biomass Amenable as Feed Ingredients for Mass-Farmed Edible Insects -- Diseases Affecting Mass Produced/Farmed Insects.

The NASCAR Jacket of Food: Food Labeling Requirements and Aspects of Consumer Demand. How do I label it? Is it Organic? GMO... -- Words Matter: Terminology Recommendations -- Animal Welfare -- Getting Past the "Fear Factor": Important Considerations for Normalizing Insects as a Mainstream Food Ingredient Beyond the... -- Insect Processing Considerations: Considerations for Insect-Based Food Production, Processing, and Safety -- Product Decision: Whole Insect, Powder, Liquid, Paste, or Oil? -- Harvesting, Packaging, and Storage -- Freezing -- Oxygen Deprivation -- Heating and Other Methods -- The "Kill Step": Mitigating Microbiological Risk -- Drying Methods -- Whole Insects -- Drying Pastes, Slurries, and Liquids to Produce Powders and Meals -- Grinding/Milling -- Wet Milling -- Dry Milling -- The Real Pioneers: Entrepreneurs in the Insect-Based Food Space -- Summary of Current Companies, Farms, and Other Organizations -- Subindustry Niches: Importance of Finding One's Focused Role in the Industry and Product Selection -- Consider One's Product: Potential Products and By-Products From Mass-Produced Food or Feed Insects -- Alternative "Meats" -- Snack Food, Protein, and Nutritional Supplements -- Chitin: Opportunities for New Products From Insects -- Insect Culinary Use: Restaurants, Chefs, Fairs, Outreach Events, Shows, and the Like -- Global Malnutrition and How Insects Can Help -- Novelty Products -- Supply Chain Needs: Feed, Farms, Insects, Transportation, Processing, and Manufacturing -- Feed -- Farms and Farmed Species -- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution -- Processing and Manufacturing Infrastructure -- Intriguing the Larger Food Industry: Uses of Insects as Industrial Food Ingredients -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 - Insect Mass Production Technologies -- Introduction.

Mass-Produced Insect Species and Their Respective Applications -- Insects for Food and Feed -- Insects for Medicinal Use -- Insects for Other Applications -- Potential of Using Conventional Feedstock for Rearing Insects -- Principals of Feed Production for Insect Mass Production -- Liquid and Semisolid Feeds -- Solid Feed Presentations -- Manufacture of Insect Feed -- Nutritional Requirements for Farmed Insects -- Macronutrients -- Micronutrients -- Considerations for Insect Mass Rearing Equipment and Mechanization -- Production and Operation Management -- Rearing Area -- Feeding and Watering -- Separation and Sorting Room and Product Traceability -- Cleaning Room -- Compost Area -- Production Techniques by Species -- Mealworm Production Technologies -- Larvae and Adult Rearing -- Diets and Feeds -- Watering -- Rearing Density -- Separation -- Mealworm Production in China -- Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens, Production -- Adult Colony -- Adult Management -- Mating Behavior -- Oviposition -- Larval Maintenance -- Costs -- Larval Production -- Storage of Prepupae -- Quality Assurance -- Housefly, Musca domestica, Production -- Feed and Feed Ingredients -- Production Process -- Cricket Production in the United States -- Rearing Units -- Diets and Feeds -- Environmental Conditions -- Reproduction -- Waxworm Production -- Larval Development and Diets -- Adult Rearing and Reproduction -- Environmental Control for Efficient Production of Insects in General -- Estimating Optimal Conditions Required for Design for Insects in General -- Thermal Requirements for Production -- Vital Measurements Assay -- Nonair Exchange Assay -- Continuous Air Flow Assay -- Light Requirements -- Space and Location -- Air Flow Design -- Equipment for Climate Control -- Filters -- Mechanical Filters -- Carbon Filter -- Electrostatic Precipitator.

High-Efficiency Particle Arresting -- Ultraviolet Filter -- Temperature Conditioners -- Water Heating System -- Air Conditioners -- Evaporative Panels (Pads) -- Humidifiers -- Evaporative Pads -- Nebulization With High and Low Pressure Nozzle -- Ultrasonic Nebulization -- Steam Humidifiers -- Centrifugal Atomization -- Dehumidifiers -- Automatic Control and Artificial Intelligence -- Automation in the Insect Production Industry -- Automation Control Platforms -- Programmable Logic Controllers -- Programmable Automation Controllers -- Automation Control Mechanisms -- Proportional Effect -- Integral Effect -- Derivative Effect -- Artificial Intelligence -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7 - Food Safety and Regulatory Concerns -- Introduction -- Regulatory Considerations for Insects-as-Food Ingredient -- Present History of Use and Regulations -- Labelling Regulation and Health Claims Applicable to Insects -- Safety Considerations for Insects as Food -- Species Identity and Characterization of the Insect-Based Product for Whole Body or Processed Feed -- Toxicological Assessment -- Clinical Evaluation of Safety -- Toxicological Hazards of Insect-Based Foods and Food Ingredients -- Chemical -- Exogenous Chemical Contaminants and Residues -- Natural Toxicants of Insects -- Heavy Metal Contamination -- Insects as an Antinutrient Source -- Physical -- Farming and Novel Considerations Driving Insect Food/Feed Safety -- Processing, Preparation, Packaging, and Transport of Insect-Based Foods and Food Ingredients -- Conclusions on the Use of the Insects as Food and Feed -- References -- Chapter 8 - Ensuring Food Safety in Insect Based Foods: Mitigating Microbiological and Other Foodborne Hazards -- Introduction -- Microbes Associated with Insects -- Insects as a Vector of Foodborne Disease Hazards -- Bacterial Infections -- Salmonellosis.

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