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The Practice of Eating Insects: A Common and Nutritious Tradition
TLDR Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, is a long-standing tradition in many cultures around the world. Insects are abundant, readily available, and offer health benefits such as low calories, high protein, and iron content.
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Entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects, is common in many parts of the world because insects are abundant and readily available.
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Entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects, has a long history and is still common today in many parts of the world.
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There are over 1,400 edible species of insects, including beetles, ants, bees, wasps, butterflies, and moss.
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There are about 3,000 ethnic groups around the world that consume bugs, including tarantulas and scorpions, which are prepared in a way that the hair remains on the ingested part.
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The Food and Drug Administration has a handbook called The Food Defect Action Levels that lists acceptable amounts of things like errant hairs, maggots, and larvae in food that are considered safe to sell in stores.
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Eating insects, such as crickets and caterpillars, can provide health benefits like low calories, high protein, and iron content.
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Insects like caterpillars can provide high protein and iron content, similar to salmon, making them a nutritious alternative if you can't afford salmon or are in a survival situation.
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Society & Culture
