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Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The world food deficit has resulted in an expanded effort to find new sources of protein. With significant research efforts directed toward development of oilseed, leaf, fish and single cell concentrates, it is surprising that insects have been almost totally overlooked. They are a natural food for many kinds of animals and they are used widely as food by some human populations, especially in the tropics where they help compensate for the general deficiency in animal proteins, fats and calories. The few biochemical studies done to date indicate that insect protein is of high quality.
Publication Date
December 1979
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
16
Issue
3
First Page
30
Last Page
31
Copyright
© Copyright 1979 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
DeFoliart, G. R.
(1979)
"Is There a Greater Role for Insects as Food?,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 16:
No.
3, Article 16.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol16/iss3/16