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Status and prospect for development of insect foods

곤충식품 개발 현황 및 전망

  • Yun, Eun-Young (Graduate School of Integrated Bioindustry, Sejong University) ;
  • Hwang, Jae-Sam (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration)
  • 윤은영 (세종대학교 일반대학원 바이오산업융합학과) ;
  • 황재삼 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농업생물부)
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

The reasons for selecting insects as future food are high growth and feed conversion rates, reproduce quickly, low environmental footprint, valuable source of nutrients, and source of a various undeveloped functional materials. Since 2014, Tenebrio molitor larva, Protaetia brevitarsis larva, Allomyrina dichotoma larva, and Gryllus bimaculatus were registered as new food in Korea because it has been scientifically proven that they are not harmful to eat and nutritious. Therefore they can be legally produced and sold as food. Accordingly, there are 7 species of edible insects including grasshopper, silkworm pupa, and Baekgangjam in Korea. To improve aversion to edible insects, using their powder, chop, and gravy hidden their morphology, we developed more than 100 different kinds of recipes for general food menu, held several times tasting events to be familiar with edible insect food, and published cookbooks. Moreover, we developed more than 50 kinds of recipes for patients. To eat the insect food more and more people, we have been analyzed various function of insects. If health food based on the results of functional analysis is developed, edible insect's value will be raised. If various insect foods are developed and consumed by people, edible insect market will grow up more than 100 billion won in 2020.

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