Entomophagy in the Czech Republic

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Entomophagy in the Czech Republic
Original language description
Systematic research in the field of entomophagy in the Czech Republic began in 2002. The first objective was to define the sources of edible insects. In this research it has been shown that collecting insects in nature it is not suitable, and if we wantto avoid import of insects, it is necessary to use insects from Czech breeders. In the next phase of the research, acceptability of all insect species bred in Czech Republic was observed. To determine the sensory attractiveness, more than 2500 questionnaires were evaluated. Respondents marked seven species as acceptable, e.g. Tenebrio molitor and Gryllus assimillis [1]. In the next step of the research, nutritional analyses of these seven species were carried out. Significant differences among the species were detected, thus the suitability of these species for specific groups of consumers may vary [2]. Subsequently, another survey was conducted, to find out what form the Czech consumers prefer while eating insects. Approximately 90 per
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Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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