Edible insects in the metabolomics era. First steps towards the implementation of entometabolomics in food systems

Poma, Giulia; Cuykx, Matthias; Silva, Katyeny Manuela da; Iturrospe, Elias; Nuijs, Alexander L.N. van; Huis, A. van

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2021.12.018

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“…Therefore, continued efforts will be required to change the minds and behaviors of consumers. Industry 4.0 technologies and new innovations in processing technologies and analytical approaches such as metabolomics ( 36 ) could help to improve the sensory and techno-functional properties as well as digestibility of insect-based foods, enhancing their acceptability and making them more appealing to consumers. Many insect-based products (e.g., insect flour, insect protein powders, and insect protein hydrolysates) can be prepared from numerous edible insect species (especially crickets and mealworms) and can be used as snacks or ingredients to produce other food or feed.…”

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“…Plant-based foods have been thoroughly reviewed in recent publications ( 10 , 32 – 35 ). Detailed review papers reporting on insects protein ( 11 , 36 – 38 ), cell-cultured ( 13 – 15 ), and 3D printed ( 39 – 41 ) food products have also been published. Other publications reported on personalized diet ( 16 , 17 , 42 , 43 ), gene editing technologies ( 19 , 20 , 44 ), valorization of food by-products and ugly produce ( 45 – 48 ), and new food production systems ( 22 , 24 , 49 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Consumer acceptance of new food trends resulting from the fourth industrial revolution technologies: A narrative review of literature and future perspectives

Hassoun¹,

Cropotova

Trif

et al. 2022

Front. Nutr.

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The growing consumer awareness of climate change and the resulting food sustainability issues have led to an increasing adoption of several emerging food trends. Some of these trends have been strengthened by the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (or Industry 4.0), and its innovations and technologies that have fundamentally reshaped and transformed current strategies and prospects for food production and consumption patterns. In this review a general overview of the industrial revolutions through a food perspective will be provided. Then, the current knowledge base regarding consumer acceptance of eight traditional animal-proteins alternatives (e.g., plant-based foods and insects) and more recent trends (e.g., cell-cultured meat and 3D-printed foods) will be updated. A special focus will be given to the impact of digital technologies and other food Industry 4.0 innovations on the shift toward greener, healthier, and more sustainable diets. Emerging food trends have promising potential to promote nutritious and sustainable alternatives to animal-based products. This literature narrative review showed that plant-based foods are the largest portion of alternative proteins but intensive research is being done with other sources (notably the insects and cell-cultured animal products). Recent technological advances are likely to have significant roles in enhancing sensory and nutritional properties, improving consumer perception of these emerging foods. Thus, consumer acceptance and consumption of new foods are predicted to continue growing, although more effort should be made to make these food products more convenient, nutritious, and affordable, and to market them to consumers positively emphasizing their safety and benefits.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Consumer acceptance of new food trends resulting from the fourth industrial revolution technologies: A narrative review of literature and future perspectives

Hassoun¹,

Cropotova

Trif

et al. 2022

Front. Nutr.

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“…Snart et al (2015) proposed the term "entometabolomics" to characterize the use of metabolomics methods to study many aspects of insect biology to understand their physiology and behavior better. Although there is relatively little metabolomics research on insects as food for humans, some recent studies have investigated prospects for insect utilization in the feed sector (Poma et al, 2022). In an investigation into potential metabolic alterations in black soldier fly larvae (H. illucens) that might affect the nutritional quality of their protein.…”

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“…Moreover, it is important to verify that all current legal criteria for food and feed are followed. The safety of EI-based food and feed should be evaluated not only during rearing (due to the build-up of potentially dangerous natural and xenobiotic compounds), but also during their processing (potential contamination occurring during industrial handling, such as cross-contamination during the manufacturing of insect products and migration from food packaging materials) and consumption (Poma et al, 2017(Poma et al, , 2019(Poma et al, , 2022. NTS has been used to successfully identify mycotoxin contamination, such as aflatoxins, toxic chemicals in food and feed, such as veterinary drug and pesticide residues, foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella spp., and microbial contaminants causing spoilage (e.g., Pseudomonas spp.)…”

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confidence: 99%

How to enhance the acceptability of insects food—A review

Okaiyeto,

Yu,

Deng

et al. 2024

Food Frontiers

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About 1 billion people worldwide suffer from hunger, so exploring new food sources is very tempting for achieving zero hunger in the world. Edible insects (EIs) may be one of the ways to solve human protein deficiency. Currently, more than 200 species of EIs are consumed by over 2.5 billion people, especially in tropical regions, as part of their regular diets. However, there is still a large rejection in various parts of the world. In this review, we systematically summarize the factors behind the rejection of EIs as well as ways to improve the acceptability of EIs as alternative protein, essential vitamins, and mineral sources. The main goal of this research is to spread the knowledge of the benefits of eating EIs, consumer perception of insects, and enhance its acceptability as an alternative food. Sensory attributes, health‐related concerns, and sustainability issues are identified as the key factors affecting consumer acceptability of EIs. Conventional processing methods, such as blanching, drying, roasting, and fermentation, have been used in treating EIs to improve the quality and safety of EIs. Nine strategies were proposed to enhance the acceptability of insects as food, such as promoting food safety, encouraging product development, addressing cultural norms, enhancing the culinary experience, collaborating with restaurants, and increasing public awareness through education. The information in this work will shed more light on the consumption of EIs and pave the way for more research in this area.

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“…Untargeted metabolomics based on high-performance liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC–HRMS) has become an indispensable tool in different fields, such as disease diagnosis, , environmental sciences, food safety. , Recent advancements in mass spectrometry have greatly improved the research capability of metabolomics. , Nevertheless, large-scale and high-accuracy metabolite annotation remains a bottleneck in metabolomics, limiting comprehensive understanding and utilization of metabolomic data …”

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Enhancing Metabolome Annotation by Electron Impact Excitation of Ions from Organics-Molecular Networking

Wang,

Sun,

Wang

et al. 2024

Anal. Chem.

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Liquid chromatography−high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC−HRMS) is widely used in untargeted metabolomics, but large-scale and high-accuracy metabolite annotation remains a challenge due to the complex nature of biological samples. Recently introduced electron impact excitation of ions from organics (EIEIO) fragmentation can generate information-rich fragment ions. However, effective utilization of EIEIO tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) is hindered by the lack of reference spectral databases. Molecular networking (MN) shows great promise in large-scale metabolome annotation, but enhancing the correlation between spectral and structural similarity is essential to fully exploring the benefits of MN annotation. In this study, a novel approach was proposed to enhance metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics using EIEIO and MN. MS/MS spectra were acquired in EIEIO and collision-induced dissociation (CID) modes for over 400 reference metabolites. The study revealed a stronger correlation between the EIEIO spectra and metabolite structure. Moreover, the EIEIO spectral network outperformed the CID spectral network in capturing structural analogues. The annotation performance of the structural similarity network for untargeted LC−MS/MS was evaluated. For the spiked NIST SRM 1950 human plasma, the annotation coverage and accuracy were 72.94 and 74.19%, respectively. A total of 2337 metabolite features were successfully annotated in NIST SRM 1950 human plasma, which was twice that of LC−CID MS/MS. Finally, the developed method was applied to investigate prostate cancer. A total of 87 significantly differential metabolites were annotated. This study combining EIEIO and MN makes a valuable contribution to improving metabolome annotation.

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Edible insects in the metabolomics era. First steps towards the implementation of entometabolomics in food systems

Cited by 9 publications

References 63 publications

Consumer acceptance of new food trends resulting from the fourth industrial revolution technologies: A narrative review of literature and future perspectives

Consumer acceptance of new food trends resulting from the fourth industrial revolution technologies: A narrative review of literature and future perspectives

How to enhance the acceptability of insects food—A review

Enhancing Metabolome Annotation by Electron Impact Excitation of Ions from Organics-Molecular Networking

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