Unconventional Foods: Insects, Plankton, Fungi, and In Vitro Meat

There are three unusual, yet nutritious, invertebrate food sources for humans and their farm animals that can contribute to future human sustainability if they are produced on an industrial level. These include insects, fungi, and plankton. Another unconventional, synthetic food source is from the t...

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Published inEcological Sustainability pp. 321 - 348
Main Authors Northrop, Robert B., Connor, Anne N.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2013
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Future Human Sustainability
Giant Water Bug
Antarctic Krill
Cephem Nucleus
Krill Population
Sh Ro
Es Si
Gyromitra Esculenta
Acheta Domestica
St Ia
Ci Ne
Human Sustainability
Ri Ne
Lethal Concentration
Baleen Whales
Fusarium Venenatum
GRAS Status
Cantharellus Cibarius
Hr Oo
Water Low
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Summary:There are three unusual, yet nutritious, invertebrate food sources for humans and their farm animals that can contribute to future human sustainability if they are produced on an industrial level. These include insects, fungi, and plankton. Another unconventional, synthetic food source is from the tissue culture of vertebrate muscle stem cells.
ISBN:1466565128
9781466565128
DOI:10.1201/b14905-10