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Potential of Edible Aquatic Insects as Future Food
Sheenam Bhateja, Hemant Swami and Sachin
 
Abstract
Major water bodies are rich in flora and fauna biodiversity, including few orders of aquatic insects, that survive throughout their whole life span (beetles, bugs) or during only specific life stages (the larval Odonata, Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera etc.). Aquatic edible insects have tremendous potential as human food due to high nutritional (high quality protein, micronutrients) as well as economic and environmental benefits. The nutritional quality of aquatic edible insects is equivalent or superior to that of diet derived from other animal sources like birds and mammals. Food security and food safety are the major concerns worldwide. High standards food safety measures ensuring consumer health protection and effective hygiene practices need to be introduced. Global acceptance of edible insects as a major constitute in human diet is the major obstacle.
 
Keywords
Aquatic Edible Insects, Entomophagy, Nutritional Value, Food Security, Risk and Hazards
 
Corresponding Author
Sheenam Bhateja
 
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  • 25th June, 2023
 
How to Cite the Article
Bhateja S, Swami H and Sachin (2023) Potential of Edible Aquatic Insects as Future Food. Chronicle of Aquatic Science 1(1): 12- 15
 
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