A group of meals, unpopular in Poland, is controversial due to the fact that a large part of the society is simply disgusted. Will we still have to break down to eating insects? And even if there is no such necessity, is it worth it?
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Na Certainly, there are many more objective arguments in favor of eating insects than individual disgust. First, they are very easy to breed. They need very little air, space and also the water they need consume incomparably less than other farm animals. Additionally, no they produce greenhouse gases and do not pollute the environment. Behind therefore, both economics and ecology speak for themselves, as well as the same does not bother crowding. For the sake of the environment, they can even be bred on waste from the food industry such as fruit waste.
Yet Perhaps more important are the health arguments in favor of consuming these invertebrates, and there are also many of them. Of course, the crowning argument the fact is that they are an excellent source of dietary protein – some larvae provide up to three times more protein than beef! For this reason too insects are considered a great meat substitute in the menu. They are it more valuable food that they provide not only the said protein, but also many valuable nutrients: zinc, vitamin B, iron (especially termites abound in them) and calcium, of which four large crickets provide as much as a glass of milk.
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Examples moreover, you can multiply a lot. Already 100 grams of silkworm larvae satisfy daily requirement for basic micronutrients. Some insects are high in calories, they provide up to 650 kcal / 100 g! Thanks to that perfect they work as a valuable snack, which also provides acids omega-3 fatty acids. It is not without significance that at such a high level Insects contain very few unhealthy fats. Seemingly the disadvantage may be the presence of a chitinous shell, of which our system the digestive tract is not digestible, but they can play a role like fiber in helping the work of the intestines. White, oily larvae also have the advantage of being easily digestible.
Products foods made from insects and eaten in our society are not anyway, nothing as abstract as it might seem at first glance spend. In fruit drinks and fruit preserves, we can very often come across E120. It is a cochineal, which is the dye that gives the red color that It is made from cactus scabies, or bugs!
What is it eating with?
insects of course they require microbiological control as with any meal the presence of micronutrients and parasites in their organisms. Once, however, her eat them gives us so many advantages that it is worth breaking down to it. From but where to start? In Sardinia, Casu Marzu cheese is popular, made with fermented sheep’s milk in which the larvae have invaded. It’s a good meal to go for starting an insect-based diet because you can – but of course not you have to – remove them before a meal.
For more self-confessed insectivores, dried larvae are what they are grilled chicken for most people. Moreover, it is very popular grilling insects and spiders, as well as adding them to sweets, e.g. wasp cookies or chocolate-covered ants. There are many insects served whole, especially when their preparation is based on light weight browning.
Ze Due to the increasing overpopulation of the planet, it is possible that insects will become in the face of limited resources, a necessary meal. We have a choice for now, but all the dietary and health aspects point to the fact that it is worth breaking possible disgust and introduce insects to the menu.
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