THE BENEFITS OF INSECTS FOR FOOD AND FEED ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
HEALTH BENEFITS
GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION
PROTEIN CONTENT
Average GHG (g/kg mass gain)
Protein content (g/100 g fresh weight)
300
1
1300
2850 14.3
28.2
FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY kg of feed required to produce 1kg of edible weight
12.9
21.7
2
CALCIUM CONTENT
8
Calcium content (mg/100 g fresh weight)
35.7
LAND USE
43.5
Land use m² for 1 kg of protein
20
45-70 75.8
40-55
17.4
145-255
Generation and sharing of knowledge through publications, expert meetings and a web portal
Networking and cross-sectorial interaction
among nutritionists, legislators, farmers, environmentalists and entrepreneurs
Awareness-raising on the role of insects through the media
Project support to member countries through field projects
www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/en Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FOE/Edible Insect Programme, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
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