date:Aug 13, 2012
but is much lower in price and generally contains much less fat.
Many insects are also rich of nutrients such as calcium, niacin, iron, protein, potassium and B vitamins.
As a result, the UKs food safety agency indicated last year that purified or partially purified insect protein could become commercial viable if a reliable source could be identified, whilst the Dutch government has long been in favour of encouraging insect consumption.
The European Union will also spend 3m on research on 't