After decades-long unsuccessful investigation, these defence compounds have now been identified. As fungi cannot escape predation by running away, they produce defence metabolites, thereby rendering themselves toxic or unpalatable. Moulds are a preferred food source for small animals. International research team deciphers fungal defence against predatorsĪn international research team led by the University of Göttingen has deciphered the defence mechanism of filamentous fungi. Despite traditional knowledge about insects and their harvest in the wild, for the industrial mass production of safe insects and insect products for consumption and for processing into food and feed, the development of rearing, harvest as well as post-harvest technologies is required.Press release: Decades-old puzzle of the ecology of soil animals solved No.
Industrial relevance text: With the increasing demand in alternative protein sources worldwide, insects represent an innovative food and feed source rich in high quality protein as well as other beneficial nutritional ingredients such as fat, minerals and vitamins. Potential and challenges along the production chain of insects for food and feed are discussed based on published data and future research needs are derived from recent literature. In addition, consumer acceptance needs to be established. Research is required to develop and automatize cost-effective, energy-efficient and microbially safe rearing, harvest and post harvest processing technologies as well as sanitation procedures to ensure food and feed safety and produce safe insect products at a reasonable price on an industrial scale especially in comparison to meat products. Edible insects, a traditional food all over the world, are highly nutritious with high fat, protein and mineral contents depending on the species and thus represent a noteworthy alternative food and feed source and a potential substitute e.
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