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Are edible insects more or less ‘healthy’ than commonly consumed meats? A comparison using two nutrient profiling models developed to combat over- and undernutrition

Charlotte Payne, Peter Scarborough, Mike Rayner, Keisuke Nonaka

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2015 · 265 citations · 25 references

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D.G.A.B. Oonincx, I.J.M. de Boer · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 866 citations · Full text

An Exploration on Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Production by Insect Species Suitable for Animal or Human Consumption

D.G.A.B. Oonincx, Joost Van Itterbeeck, M.J.W. Heetkamp et al. · PLoS ONE · 2010 · 817 citations · Full text

The nutritional value of edible insects

Sandra G.F. Bukkens · Ecology of Food and Nutrition · 1997 · 466 citations

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Forecasting potential global environmental costs of livestock production 2000–2050

Nathan Pelletier, Peter Tyedmers · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 373 citations

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Complete Resequencing of 40 Genomes Reveals Domestication Events and Genes in Silkworm ( <i>Bombyx</i> )

Qingyou Xia, Yiran Guo, Ze Zhang et al. · Science · 2009 · 373 citations · Full text