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Future opportunities for products derived from black soldier fly (BSF) treatment as animal feed and fertilizer - A systematic review

Abstract

The pursuit of novel food products with good nutritional value for both direct and indirect human consumption is crucial. Given the nutritional benefits of insects and the sustainability of this sort of farming, using them as food for farmed animals is a promising alternative. In this regard, the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is most capable of efficiently converting a wide variety of organic materials, from food waste to manure, into insect biomass generating value and closing nutrient loops as they reduce pollution and costs. Their larvae have 29% fat and 42% crude protein, yet they have more saturated fats than most insects. They don't concentrate hazards such as mycotoxins or insecticides. Although rapid development is expected, insects remain underutilized in the animal feed industry mainly due to technical, financial, and regulatory barriers. The social stigmas and legal prohibitions against eating organisms that eat waste are added to extant taboos facing insect consumption. Bridging the knowledge gap is crucial to bring together stakeholders and to better understand the opportunities and challenges of this novel industry, so as to develop guidelines on producing insects on an industrial scale to facilitate the wider use of BSF products as animal feed, and fertilizer.

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach dostępnych w wersji elektronicznej [także online]
Published in:
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
ISSN: 1387-585X
Language:
English
Publication year:
2024
Bibliographic description:
Siddiqui S. A., Gadge A. S., Hasan M., Rahayu T., Povetkin S. N., Fernando I., Castro Munoz R., Future opportunities for products derived from black soldier fly (BSF) treatment as animal feed and fertilizer - A systematic review, ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, 2024,10.1007/s10668-024-04673-8
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1007/s10668-024-04673-8
Sources of funding:
  • Free publication
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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