Hempseed as a nutritious and healthy human food or animal feed source: a review

Abstract This review is focused on the utilization of insects as a new opportunity in food and feed products, including their commercialization both in traditional and new markets. It has been suggested that insects are considerably more sustainable when compared with other sources of animal protein, thus alleviating the pressure over the environment and the planet facing the necessity to feed the world population, constantly increasing. Many chefs have adhered to the trend of using insects in their culinary preparations, bringing insects to the plan of top gastronomy, highlighting their organoleptic qualities allied to a recognized high nutritional value. However, in some markets, insects or insect-based products are not readily accepted because of neophobia and disgust. Moreover, the insect markets, farming, and commercialization are experiencing a huge growth, in which the domain of animal feed is undoubtedly a very strong component. The future of insects as human food and animal feed seems promising in view of the recent trends and challenges.

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Soybean (Glycine max) Is Able to Absorb, Metabolize and Accumulate Fenbendazole in All Organs Including Beans

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms22136647 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (13) ◽

pp. 6647

Author(s):

Radka Podlipná ◽

Martina Navrátilová ◽

Lucie Raisová Stuchlíková ◽

Kateřina Moťková ◽

Lenka Langhansová ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Enzymes ◽

Glycine Max ◽

Organic Compounds ◽

Animal Feed ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Plant Metabolism ◽

Plant Fitness ◽

Human Food ◽

Food Consumed

Although manure is an important source of minerals and organic compounds it represents a certain risk of spreading the veterinary drugs in the farmland and their permeation to human food. We tested the uptake of the anthelmintic drug fenbendazole (FBZ) by soybean, a common crop plant, from the soil and its biotransformation and accumulation in different soybean organs, including beans. Soybeans were cultivated in vitro or grown in a greenhouse in pots. FBZ was extensively metabolized in roots of in vitro seedlings, where sixteen metabolites were identified, and less in leaves, where only two metabolites were found. The soybeans in greenhouse absorbed FBZ by roots and translocated it to the leaves, pods, and beans. In roots, leaves, and pods two metabolites were identified. In beans, FBZ and one metabolite was found. FBZ exposure did not affect the plant fitness or yield, but reduced activities of some antioxidant enzymes and isoflavonoids content in the beans. In conclusion, manure or biosolids containing FBZ and its metabolites represent a significant risk of these pharmaceuticals entering food consumed by humans or animal feed. In addition, the presence of these drugs in plants can affect plant metabolism, including the production of isoflavonoids.

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Suitability of insects for animal feeding.

10.1079/9781789245929.0004 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 26-38

Author(s):

Kerensa Hawkey ◽

John Brameld ◽

Tim Parr ◽

Andrew Salter ◽

Heidi Hall

Keyword(s):

Animal Feed ◽

Nutritional Composition ◽

House Fly ◽

Acheta Domesticus ◽

Aquatic Animal ◽

Alphitobius Diaperinus ◽

Potential Benefits ◽

Lesser Mealworm ◽

Animal Feeding ◽

Feed Source

Abstract This chapter explores the nutritional composition of insects and the potential benefits and drawbacks for their inclusion into pet, poultry, pig, ruminant and aquatic animal feeds. Six species are most commonly described for use in animal feed, namely black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) larvae and prepupae, yellow mealworm (YM; Tenebrio molitor) larvae, superworm (SW; Zophobas morio) larvae, lesser mealworm (LM; Alphitobius diaperinus) larvae, house fly (HF; Musca domestica) larvae and house crickets (HC; Acheta domesticus). The nutritional composition, variability observed due to manipulation of feed source, age, developmental stage and suitability for inclusion into animal feed are compared.

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