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Edible crickets provide a high-protein, nutrient-dense food source with superior feed conversion efficiency compared to traditional livestock, making them a viable alternative for addressing global food security and malnutrition.
Consider incorporating cricket flour or whole crickets into your diet as a high-protein alternative to beef or chicken. They offer comparable or superior nutritional profiles with a significantly lower environmental footprint. Start with processed forms like flour in baked goods to ease into the taste and texture.
Nutritionally, crickets are reported to be rich in proteins, ranging from 55 to 73%, and lipids, which range from 4.30 to 33.44% of dry matter... Overall, the cricket species examined in this review are safe to be consumed, and they display high proximate content that can replace plant and livestock products.
Why this rating
This is a review paper aggregating data from multiple studies; while comprehensive, it lacks primary clinical trial data on human health outcomes.
Source
Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review
Henlay J. O. Magara et al. · Frontiers in Nutrition · 2021
DOI 10.3389/fnut.2020.537915
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