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Lipids (or fats) are a family of molecules made of carbon and hydrogen. The lipid molecules chains can be straight or zigzag. Linear-chain fats are called saturated, non-linear chains are called unsaturated. Saturated fats compact more easily and are therefore more difficult to manage by our body. U...

Being insects an excellent and indisputable protein source (among other things, destined to be increasingly “in vogue” with the passing of time), we may reflect that their use as food could belong to an even older tradition respect what we already imagine. The Paleodiet for example, the typical Pale...

Youtube offers a lot of videos regarding eating insects, from scientific to funny ones. Clic here to watch them and...enjoy!

Algae are marine or freshwater vegetal organisms whose presence far exceeds that of terrestrial vegetals, used as dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics or fertilizers, in some cases from 3000 BC. The algae, rich in potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus but also many vitamins and proteins, could be divided...

In this nice series of micro-interviews made by Entomofago, some famous characters have answered three questions about edible insects. Here's what the Olympic gold medalist Igor Cassina said: From edible insects is possible to obtain flour (for use in cakes, cookies, pasta, bread, pizza), various t...