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FAO book on edible insects
Including edible insects in our diets is a step forward we are doing through curiosity, tastings and the first contact with the products, the discovery of new surprising tastes, through...
FAO book on edible insects
Including edible insects in our diets is a step forward we are doing through curiosity, tastings and the first contact with the products, the discovery of new surprising tastes, through...
Chitin: let's know it better
Chitin is a biopolymer which exoskeletons of insects and shellfish are made.Let's have a closer look to this biopolymer. Chitin was discovered by the french chemist and pharmacist Henri Braconnot...
Chitin: let's know it better
Chitin is a biopolymer which exoskeletons of insects and shellfish are made.Let's have a closer look to this biopolymer. Chitin was discovered by the french chemist and pharmacist Henri Braconnot...
Eating insects made simple
In this interview, David Gracer helps us to better understand why for the western people is difficult to eat insects and what we can do to fight the "yuk-factor". What...
Eating insects made simple
In this interview, David Gracer helps us to better understand why for the western people is difficult to eat insects and what we can do to fight the "yuk-factor". What...
What's a Novel Food?
“Novel Food is defined as food that has not been consumed to a significant degree by humans in the EU prior to 1997, when the first Regulation on novel food...
What's a Novel Food?
“Novel Food is defined as food that has not been consumed to a significant degree by humans in the EU prior to 1997, when the first Regulation on novel food...
Tropomyosin and allergic reactions
When it comes to allergy to edible insects, we're speaking about allergy to tropomyosin. Tropomyosins are a family of molecules present in the muscles of all living beings: vertebrates, molluscs,...
Tropomyosin and allergic reactions
When it comes to allergy to edible insects, we're speaking about allergy to tropomyosin. Tropomyosins are a family of molecules present in the muscles of all living beings: vertebrates, molluscs,...
Proteins: definition and functions
Proteins are a group of organic compounds made from amino acids bound by peptide bonds to form a long chain: imagine the protein like a necklace, and the amino acids...
Proteins: definition and functions
Proteins are a group of organic compounds made from amino acids bound by peptide bonds to form a long chain: imagine the protein like a necklace, and the amino acids...