Food Technology: Insect Flours

(Karlsruher Institut f ü r Technologie (KIT)) According to estimates of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), population growth will cause the worldwide demand for animal proteins to double by 2050. Even if free agricultural areas would be used, this demand could not be covered by meat from cattle breeding alone. For this reason, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) study production of new alternative protein sources. Their goal is to develop insect flours suited for e.g. bread production.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news