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As the number of people on the planet approaches a critical mark of 8 billion people feed hungry mouths it is getting harder every year. Many experts believe that soon people will have no choice but to use in insect food. Your attention – a diet of 7 “edible” insects, which was developed by a team of students from McGill University: Larvae of the Great Flour
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This species of larva is one of the few that in the West are eaten. They are grown in the Netherlands not only for human consumption, but also for future use in as nutritional supplements in animal feed. Nutritional value these larvae are hard to beat: they are rich in zinc, copper, sodium, potassium, iron and selenium. In addition, the larvae contain a whole a storehouse of protein and polyunsaturated fats. Bed bugs
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It turns out that bedbugs have long been the basis of many popular dishes in Africa, Asia and South America. These seemingly unattractive and bad-smelling insects are a source valuable nutrients, including protein, iron, potassium and phosphorus. As a rule, these insects are rarely eaten raw. To get rid of a specific aroma, bugs remove their heads, then they are fried or dried in the sun. African palm weevil
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In many African tribes, palm weevil is considered a real treat. It is collected from the trunks of palm trees, then fried, either eaten raw. Studies have shown that palm weevil is an excellent source of such nutrients like iron, potassium, zinc and phosphorus. Also in these insects contains several valuable amino acids, as well as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Grasshoppers Chapulines
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As a food, this species of grasshoppers is very popular throughout southern mexico. Most often, grasshoppers are served fried, seasoned with lime juice, garlic and salt. These grasshoppers are very rich in protein, because they consist of it as much as 70 percent. Larvae of Witchetty
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Among the indigenous population of Australia, the larvae of this species are diet product. If you eat the larvae raw, they taste like almonds, if fried – chicken. Larvae Witchetty are rich in omega-9, oleic acid and monounsaturated fats. Collect these larvae on the roots Australian trees such as eucalyptus and black wicker tree. Termites
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In Africa and South America came up with a new way to deal with termites. Residents of these countries began to cook dishes from termites: their fried in a skillet, dried in the sun, processed with couple. These insects are high in protein, iron, calcium, essential fatty acids and amino acids. Mopane caterpillars
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Imperial moth in the larval stage is very popular in food quality throughout southern Africa. Delicious, chubby caterpillars are traditionally boiled in salted water and then dried on the sun, which allows you to store an important power source (without pre-cooling), for several months. IN mopane iron content is several times higher than in beef. In addition, these caterpillars are rich in potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, manganese and copper.
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