Table 5. Nutritional effects of the application of edible insects to conventional animal-based food

Compared food type Added insects Enriched food quality Devalued food quality References
Meat emulsion T. molitor larva - Protein, fat, and ash - Cooking loss- Protein solubility- Emulsion stability- Hardness- Viscosity Choi et al. (2017)
Emulsion sausage T. molitor and Bombyx mori pupa - Protein, fat, and minerals- Cooking yield- Hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and chewiness - Protein solubility- Lipid oxidation Kim et al. (2016)
Meat batter Bombyx mori pupa - Protein, fat, and ash- Viscosity- Cooking loss- Hardness, springiness, gumminess, and chewiness - Lightness Park et al. (2017)
Jerky type T. molitor larva - Amino acid value- Water activity- Drying yield - Shear force- Rehydration ratio Kim et al. (2022b)
Ice cream B. mori pupa - Viscosity- Shelf-life of foam- Hardness - Cream overrun- Cream separation- Overall acceptability David-Birman et al. (2022)