Crunching the numbers: assessing Hungary's reluctance towards entomophagy Els_Nutrition UNIVET_Budapest insects entomophagy hungary eatinginsects nutrition diet
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDJul 4 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM For many cultural groups, insects are often not viewed as a desirable food group, but insects can be seen as delicacies in other populations.
These groups belong mostly to Africa, Australia, Asia, and South America and account for over 2,000 species of insects known to be consumed by humans. Why insects? With the current rise in demand, animal meat and fish, though excellent protein sources are being produced in greater quantities. Their lifecycle is harmful to planet Earth, due to the high demand for land and water resources and the emission of greenhouse gases, during their production, from source to table.
Insects also convert a significantly greater part of their food into edible body mass – the feed conversion ratio – making them a cost-effective species to raise. Feed quality is a relatively minor concern for insects, unlike other animals raised for food. Related StoriesUnscrupulous suppliers may use human or animal waste as insect food for profit, thus promoting the contamination of the insect food with human pathogens. Of particular concern are sporogenic bacteria, which can survive ordinary heat sterilization methods.
The results of the surveys found that Hungarians were, by and large, unwilling to accept insects as food. No significant changes in preference occurred during this gap. In the present study, people who always bought Hungarian products were most unwilling to consider insect-based foods. Interestingly, despite the fact that chickens, for example, eat insects as part of their natural food, Hungarians rejected even insect-based animal feed.
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