Rudy Caparros _ULg Gblx - Feeding The planet in 2050 ?

FUNCTIONAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ENTOMOLOGYGembloux Agro-Bio Techwww.gembloux.ulg.ac.be

UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE (ULG)

« Belgium, a pionneer in the rise of edible insects »

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

Rudy Caparros MegidoPhD student – Teaching Assistantr.caparros@ulg.ac.be

THE PROJECT

A local and sustainable production of edible

insects

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Impact of food diets on the development and on the nutritional and microbiological

content of edible insects

Development of processing methods before marketing insects

Impact of processing methods on the nutritional quality of insects

Acceptability of insects in the Western world

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

RESULTS

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

Insect production with local by-products (Cambodia)

Crickets fed with cassava leaf flour produce

crickets with higher protein content

Impact of cooking methods on the microbiological

content of mealworms

Fresh mealworms could not be consumed but

2 minutes of boiling ensure product

harmless

Sensory studies with insect-based products

People like crispy texture with know flavor (e.g.

paprika or chocolate)

« Stockage d’Energie: Défis et avancées technologiques »

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Launching of an insect-breeding company : Entomofood (Gembloux Belgium)

Optimization of cheap cricket breeding unit in Cambodia

Improvement of insect-based products with a Belgian company

Feeding the planet in 2050 - 06/24/2015

FEEDING THE PLANETIN 2050

24TH of June 2015Belgian Pavilion