Insect Snack Industry
Know about Insect Snack Industry Insects as food or edible insects are species of insects used for human consumption, for example, whole or as an ingredient in processed food products such as hamburger patties, pasta or snacks. Get Sample PDF Some of the key players of Insect Snack Industry : Chapul Cricket Protein, Cricket Flours, Eat Grub, Edible Inc., Entomo Farms, EXO, Jimini’s, Six Foods, Thailand Unique Commonly eaten insect species Estimates of the number of edible insect species consumed worldwide range from 1,000 to 2,000. These species include 235 butterflies and moths, 344 beetles, 313 ants, bees and wasps, 239 grasshoppers, crickets and cockroaches, 39 termites and 20 dragonflies, as well as cicadas. The species consumed vary by region due to differences in environment, ecosystems and climate. The table below lists the top five insect orders consumed by humans around the world, taken from Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security by Arnold van Huis, J...