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Title Food waste valorisation and circular economy concepts in insect production and processing
ID_Doc 28571
Authors Ojha, S; Bussler, S; Schlüter, OK
Title Food waste valorisation and circular economy concepts in insect production and processing
Year 2020
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.010
Abstract Food loss and waste are serious threats to the sustainability of our food systems. Innovative and multi faced solutions are continuously being proposed, tested and implemented by researchers, government authorities, non-government bodies and food industries to tackle this problem of food waste. Insect-based bioconversions have been reported as a marketable solution for reducing food waste. This rather novel approach can efficiently convert several tonnes of food waste into valuable products including human food, animal feed, fertiliser and other secondary industrial compounds. This paper couples the production of edible insects with the valorisation of food waste, providing an attractive key for closing the loop of food value chain. Current status of insect processing and their importance in circular economy is also discussed in detail. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author Keywords Food loss reduction; Edible insects; Alternative proteins; Circular bioeconomy; Food processing; Glocalization
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000579837000061
WoS Category Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences
Research Area Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF http://manuscript.elsevier.com/S0956053X20305213/pdf/S0956053X20305213.pdf
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