potraviny/hmyz/potraviny
Food applications
- Replacement of either olive, peanut or canola oils (Berezina, 2017)
- Mayonnaises,
- Vinaigrettes
- Frying oils
- Total replacement of vegetable oil by Tenebrio molitor lipidic fraction
- Investigated on sensory perception of crackers and houmous formulations (Tzompa-Sosa et al., 2021)
- Deodorization of oil was investigated
- Main issue with insect oil is its strong odor
- Deodorized Tenebrio molitor oil
- Could replace vegetable oils in both products
- Crude Tenebrio molitor oil
- Impacted the overall liking and certain sensory attributes, mostly related to flavor
- The potential of substitute plant lipids by insect oils (Hermetia illucens and Tenebrio molitor) to process margarines (Smetana et al., 2020)
- Solid fat in bakery applications is ideal - crude Black Soldier Fly larvae fat
- As a substitute to butter (Delicato et al., 2020)
- Replacement of butter to cook cookies, cakes and waffles at different percentages of incorporation.
- A 25% replacement of butter in bakery products
- Had no impact on liking and preference
- The texture was conform to expectations
- A 50% substitution of butter
- Was possible only for bakery products in direct contact with heat
- Waffles, without influencing consumer’s acceptance
- In other products, a 50% substitution led to a lower preference because of a
- Rancid aroma, off flavor, highlighting the necessity of refining fat for higher inclusion percentage.
- www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/full_html/2022/01/ocl220011/ocl220011.html
Italy
- Right-wing government recently took steps to ban the use of insect flour in pasta to safeguard the country’s culinary traditions.
- www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/insect-spaghetti-eu-agency-greenlights-another-insect-based-foodstuff/
