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SUStainable INsect CHAIN

Deliverables

Insect meals for WP4

Insect meals produced from fresh and microwave dried larvae to be used in digestibility trials in WP4

Dissemination materials 2

Dissemination materials such as brochures, videos, fact sheets, information counter

Dissemination materials 3

Dissemination materials such as brochures, videos, fact sheets, information counter

Industrial DSS for sustainable insect value chains

Industrial decision support system for design of sustainable insect value chains

Dissemination materials 1

Dissemination materials such as brochures, videos, fact sheets, information counter

Microwave industrial guidelines

Guidelines for industry for largescale Microwave drying of different insect species in at least one industrial microwave dryer also describing chemical and microbial quality parameters of RFtreated insects and their microbial shelflife

Microbiological safety of insect products obtained with WP3 transport/storage and processing

Report on effects of insect transportstorage and processing technologies on microbiological safety of insect derived products

Report on future market opportunities

Report on future market opportunities for commercialisation and acceptance of insects as ingredients by food chain actors

Possibilities for usage and economic upgrading of insect by-products

List of possibilities for usage and economic upgrading of insect byproducts

Practical guideline for upscaling and improving insect rearing

Practical guidelines for producers with possibilities for improving insect rearing

Technical report on resistance of different insect pathogens, pests and other lethal agents

Technical report on resistance of different insect pathogens pests and other lethal agents

Protocols with final specifications and batch production plans

Protocols with final specifications and batch production plans for 6 insect-based products

Modular environmental and economic assessment system

Modular environmental and economic assessment system for insect value chains

CAS and CAP industrial guidelines

Guidelines for industry for largescale storage and transport of living BSF larvae under optimised Controlled Atmosphere Packaging CAP and Storage CAS conditions with impacts impact of CAS and CAP on the chemicalnutritional composition of the larvae and their microbial shelflife

Guidelines with best practices and sectoral roadmap for industry

Guidelines with best practices targeted at operators in the insect supply chain including SMEs and including a roadmap for sectoral transformation

HME industrial guidelines

Technical report with guidelines for sustainable and efficient largescale processing of insect with High Moisture Extrusion technology including a characterisation and market orientation of extrudates produced

Report on storage and transport conditions of insect eggs

Report on storage and transport conditions of insect eggs for the four insect species

Impact of insect bio-active compounds on animal health

Report on the impact of insect bioactive compounds present in insect meals on animal health

Microbial and chemical safety data of insect substrates and mixtures

Report with data on the microbial and chemical safety of insect substrates and their mixtures

Allergenicity of insect products obtained with WP3 transport/storage and processing technologies

Report on effects of insect transportstorage and processing on allergenic properties of insect derived products

Report on strategies for gaining trust and consumer acceptance

Report on strategies for gaining trust and consumer acceptance of novel insectderived food and feed products

Key characteristics of insect-based food products as part regular diet

Report on the key characteristics of insectbased food products with potential for successful marketing as part of a regular diet

Sensory assessment of insect-based food products

Short report on sensory assessment of insectbased food products

Enzymatic treatment and tricanter industrial guidelines

Guidelines for optimal industrial procedures for enzyme treatment of insects followed by tricanter centrifugation and spray drying

Short report with risk management strategies

Short report with risk management strategies for overcoming risks with largescale commercial insect production and risk profiling approaches

Report on pre-treatment of insect substrates and optimal feed mixture

Report on pretreatment of substrates and optimal feed mixture to increase insect performance

Policy recommendations for supporting large-scale commercialisation

Policy recommendations for supporting largescale commercialisation of highquality insect products in Europe

Data on metabolization of mycotoxins by insects

Preliminary data on the Evidence on the capacity of insects BSF MW to metabolise mycotoxins

Industrial guidelines for Radio Frequency dryer

Guidelines for industry with optimal Radio Frequency drying conditions for different insect species in the specialised RF dryer also describing chemical and microbial quality parameters of RFtreated insects and their microbial shelflife

Microbial and chemical safety data of insect frass

Report with data on the microbial and chemical safety of insect frass

List of best practices and business models for overcoming supply-side barriers

List of best practices and business models for overcoming supplyside barriers when upscaling from pilot to commercial production of insect proteins for food and feed

Industrial guidelines (blue print) for sustainable insect value chains (consolidated version)

Industrial guidelines blue print for sustainable insect value chains consolidated version

Performance of animals fed with feeds containing insect proteins

Report on animal performance results from farm level trials with commercial feeds containing insect derived proteins

LEEB industrial guidelines

Guidelines with optimal industrial procedures for LEEBbased decontamination in combination with blanching or killing of different insect species in a small scale industrial LEEB unit also describing chemical and microbial quality parameters of LEEBtreated insects

Workshop report specifications for the criteria for food products

Workshop report defining specifications for the criteria for food products for consumer tests

Database digestibility of insect meals

Database with digestibility information of insect meals after different processing technologies for fish, poultry and pigs and the digestibility of commercial insect products

Database consumer intervention results

Database with results from consumer interventions on insect-based food products

Database nutritional and physical substrate properties and needs insects

Database with nutritional needs of the insects, and optimal physical properties of substrate and nutritional contents for three insect species

Plan for management of knowledge and innovation
Prototype Radio Frequency dryer

Prototype Radio Frequency dryer specialised for insect drying and accompanying technical report

Guidelines for good practices for safe insect production
Business plans and exploitation strategy
Prototype LEEB technical details

Prototype LEEB unit specialised for insect decontamination and accompanying technical report

Publications

Edible Insect Farming in the Context of the EU Regulations and Marketing—An Overview

Author(s): Krystyna Żuk-Gołaszewska; Remigiusz Gałęcki; Kazimierz Obremski; Sergiy Smetana; Szczepan Figiel; Janusz Gołaszewski
Published in: Insects, Issue 13(5), 2022, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Minerals in edible insects: review of content and potential for sustainable sourcing

Author(s): Mingxing Lu; Chenxu Zhu; Sergiy Smetana; Ming Zhao; Haibo Zhang; Fang Zhang; Yuzhou Du
Published in: Food Science and Human Wellness, Issue 13(1), 2024, Page(s) 65-74, ISSN 2097-0765
Publisher: Tsinghua University Press

Dynamics of Salmonella inoculated during rearing of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)

Author(s): J. De Smet, D. Vandeweyer L. Van Moll, D. Lachi, L. Van Campenhout
Published in: Food Research International, Issue 149, 2021, Page(s) 110692, ISSN 0963-9969
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110692

Environmental aspects of insect mass production

Author(s): S. Smetana, R. Spykman, V. Heinz
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2021, Page(s) 1-20, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2020.0116

Evaluating the fillet quality and sensory characteristics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed black soldier fly larvae meal for whole production cycle in sea cages

Author(s): Gopika Radhakrishnan; Antony Jesu Prabhu Philip; Christian Caimi; Erik-Jan Lock; Pedro Araujo; Nina S. Liland; Celia Rocha; Luís Miguel Cunha; Laura Gasco; Ikram Belghit
Published in: Aquaculture Reports, Issue 35, 2024, ISSN 2352-5134
Publisher: Elsevier BV

A modular environmental and economic assessment applied to the production of Hermetia illucens larvae as a protein source for food and feed

Author(s): Raphaela Spykman, Sayed Mahdi Hossaini, Daniela A. Peguero, Ashley Green,Volker Heinz, Sergiy Smetana
Published in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (2021), 2021, ISSN 0948-3349
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-021-01986-y

Perception of edible insects and insect-based foods among children in Denmark: educational and tasting interventions in online and in-person classrooms

Author(s): C. Maya; K. Sterling; J.L. Rukov; N. Roos
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 9(8), 2023, Page(s) 989-1001, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Safety and transfer of veterinary drugs from substrate to black soldier fly larvae

Author(s): K.C.W. van Dongen, E. de Lange, L.L.M. van Asseldonk, L. Zoet, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx
Published in: animal, Issue 18, 2024, Page(s) 101214, ISSN 1751-7311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101214

Overcoming Technical and Market Barriers to Enable Sustainable Large-Scale Production and Consumption of Insect Proteins in Europe: A SUSINCHAIN Perspective

Author(s): Teun Veldkamp, Nathan Meijer, Frank Alleweldt, David Deruytter, Leen Van Campenhout, Laura Gasco, Nanna Roos, Sergiy Smetana, H. J. van der Fels-Klerx
Published in: insects, Issue 13(3), 2022, Page(s) 281, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/insects13030281

Edible Insects as Food–Insect Welfare and Ethical Aspects from a Consumer Perspective

Author(s): Nora Delvendahl, Birgit A. Rumpold, Nina Langen
Published in: insects, Issue 13(2), 2022, Page(s) 121, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/insects13020121

Physical pretreatment of three biowastes to improve black soldier fly larvae bioconversion efficiency

Author(s): Daniela A. Peguero, Moritz Gold, Laura Velasquez, Mutian Niu, Christian Zurbrügg, Alexander Mathys
Published in: Waste Management, Issue 178, 2024, Page(s) 280-291, ISSN 0956-053X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.

The bacterial communities of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) during consecutive, industrial rearing cycles

Author(s): E. Gorrens; J. De Smet; D. Vandeweyer; S. Bossaert; S. Crauwels; B. Lievens; L. Van Campenhout
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 8(10), 2022, Page(s) 1061 - 1076, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Sourdough “ciabatta” bread enriched with powdered insects: Physicochemical, microbiological, and simulated intestinal digesta functional properties

Author(s): Gaglio R.; Barbera M.; Tesoriere L.; Osimani A.; Busetta G.; Matraxia M.; Attanzio A.; Restivo I.; Aquilanti L.; Settanni L.
Published in: Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Issue 72, 2021, Page(s) 102755, ISSN 1466-8564
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Chemical food safety hazards of insects reared for food and feed

Author(s): A.M. Meyer, N. Meijer, E.F. Hoek-van den Hil, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2021, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2020.0085

Biological contaminants in insects as food and feed

Author(s): D. Vandeweyer, J. De Smet, N. Van Looveren, L. Van Campenhout
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2021, Page(s) 1-16, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2020.0060

Impact of Heat Treatment on the Microbiological Quality of Frass Originating from Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens)

Author(s): Noor Van Looveren; Dries Vandeweyer; Leen Van Campenhout
Published in: Insects, Issue 13(1), 2022, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Optimization models for sustainable insect production chains

Author(s): N. Mouhrim; D.A. Peguero; A. Green; B. Silva; A. Bhatia; D. Ristic; A. Tonda; A. Mathys; S. Smetana
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 10(5), 2023, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Evaluation of black soldier fly larvae meal as a functional feed ingredient in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) under farm-like conditions

Author(s): Gopika Radhakrishnan,Nina S. Liland,Marianne Wethe Koch,Erik-Jan Lock,Antony Jesu Prabhu Philip,Ikram Belghit
Published in: Frontiers in Aquaculture, Issue 2, 2023, ISSN 2813-5334
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/faquc.2023.1239402

Introducing insect- or plant-based dinner meals to families in Denmark: study protocol for a randomized intervention trial

Author(s): Cassandra Maya; Luís Miguel Cunha; Ana Isabel de Almeida Costa; Teun Veldkamp; Nanna Roos
Published in: Trials, Issue 12(1028), 2022, ISSN 1745-6215
Publisher: BioMed Central

Full-fat insect meals in ruminant nutrition: in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics and lipid biohydrogenation

Author(s): Manuela Renna; Mauro Coppa; Carola Lussiana; Aline Le Morvan; Laura Gasco; Gaelle Maxin
Published in: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Issue 7, 2022, ISSN 2049-1891
Publisher: BMC

Spore-forming bacteria in insect-based foods

Author(s): Osimani, A., Aquilanti, L.
Published in: Current Opinion in Food Science, Issue 37, 2021, Page(s) 112-117, ISSN 2214-7993
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Transporting Tenebrio molitor Eggs: The Effect of Temperature, Humidity and Time on the Hatch Rate

Author(s): David Deruytter; Carl L. Coudron; Jonas Claeys
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 1, 2023, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing

Occurrence of Clostridium perfringens vegetative cells and spores throughout an industrial production process of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)

Author(s): N. Van Looveren; D. Vandeweyer; J. van Schelt; L. Van Campenhout
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 8(4), 2022, Page(s) 399-407, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Evolution of the mineral concentration and bioaccumulation of the black soldier fly,Hermetia illucens, feeding on two different larval media

Author(s): P. Rubio, J.L Todolí, A. Martínez-Sánchez, S. Rojo
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 8, 2024, Page(s) 367-378, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2021.0068

The influence of wet feed distribution on the density, growth rate and growth variability of Tenebrio molitor

Author(s): D. Deruytter, C.L. Coudron, J. Claeys
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2020, Page(s) Pages: 141 - 149, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2020.0049

Nutritional Qualities and Enhancement of Edible Insects

Author(s): Arnold van Huis, Birgit Rumpold, Cassandra Maya, and Nanna Roos
Published in: Annual review of nutrition, 2021, ISSN 1545-4312
Publisher: ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-041520-010856

Profitability of insect production for T. molitor farms in The Netherlands

Author(s): H.H. Niyonsaba, I.L. Groeneveld, I. Vermeij, J. Höhler, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, and M.P.M. Meuwissen
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 10(6), 2023, Page(s) 895–902, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.1163/23524588-20230154

Assessing amino acid solubility of black soldier fly larvae meal in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in vivo and in vitro

Author(s): Gopika Radhakrishnan; Gopika Radhakrishnan; Marta S. Silva; Erik-Jan Lock; Erik-Jan Lock; Ikram Belghit; Antony Jesu Prabhu Philip
Published in: Frontiers in Physiology, Issue 7, 2022, ISSN 1664-042X
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation

Barriers, risks and risk management strategies in European insect supply chains

Author(s): H.H. Niyonsaba, J. Höhler, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, T. Slijper, F. Alleweldt, S. Kara, R. Zanoli, A.I.A. Costa, M. Peters, and M.P.M. Meuwissen
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 9(6), 2023, Page(s) 691 - 705, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2022.0100

A Review of Pretreatment Methods to Improve Agri-Food Waste Bioconversion by Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Author(s): Daniela A. Peguero, Moritz Gold, Dries Vandeweyer, Christian Zurbrügg and Alexander Mathys
Published in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022, ISSN 2571-581X
Publisher: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.745894

A systematic literature review on the effects of mycotoxin exposure on insects and on mycotoxin accumulation and biotransformation

Author(s): Niermans, K.; Meyer, A.M.; Hoek - van den Hil, E.F.; van Loon, J.J.A.; van der Fels-Klerx, H.J.
Published in: Mycotoxin Research, Issue 37, 2021, Page(s) 279-295, ISSN 0178-7888
Publisher: Hans W. Schmidt

Product development and environmental impact of an insect-based milk alternative

Author(s): Ana Tello; Kemal Aganovic; Oleksii Parniakov; Alan Carter; Volker Heinz; Sergiy Smetana
Published in: Future Foods, Issue 4, 2021, Page(s) 100080, ISSN 2666-8335
Publisher: Elsevier

Profitability of insect farms

Author(s): Niyonsaba, H. H., Höhler, J., Kooistra, J., Van der Fels-Klerx, H. J., & Meuwissen, M. P. M
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 7(5), 2021, Page(s) 923 - 934, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2020.0087

Factors affecting the decision-making process of using insect-based products in animal feed formulations

Author(s): L. Gasco, S. Bellezza Oddon, G.W. Vandenberg, T. Veldkamp and I. Biasato
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2023, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2022.0164

Potential of Fermentation and Vacuum Packaging Followed by Chilling to Preserve Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens)

Author(s): Leen Van Campenhout, ORCID,Dario Lachi, Dries Vandeweyer
Published in: Insects, August 2021, 2021, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/insects12080714

In vitro assessment of protein digestibility and mineral solubility of black soldier fly larvae meals for monogastric animals

Author(s): M.S. Silva, R. Matos, P. Araujo, E.J. Lock, R. Gopika, P.A.J. Prabhu, I. Belghit
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 8(9), 2022, Page(s) 953-966, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2021.0197

Low energy electron beam to support safe whole dried insect products

Author(s): D.A. Peguero, M. Gold, T. Duewell, A. Waser, B. Dubovcova, D. Vandeweyer, C. Zurbrügg, A. Mathys
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2023, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.1163/23524588-20230124

Effect of heat treatment on microbiological safety of supermarket food waste as substrate for black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)

Author(s): Van Looveren, Noor; Verbaet, Lotte; Frooninckx, Lotte; Van Miert, Sabine; Van Campenhout, Leen; Van Der Borght, Mik; Vandeweyer, Dries
Published in: Waste Management, Issue 164, 2023, Page(s) 209-218, ISSN 0956-053X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.

Staphylococcus aureus in Substrates for Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) and Its Dynamics during Rearing

Author(s): E. Gorrens, N. Van Looveren, L. Van Moll, D. Vandeweyer, D. Lachi, J. De Smet , L. Van Campenhout
Published in: Microbiology Spectrum, 2021, ISSN 2165-0497
Publisher: ASM Journals
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02183-21

Effect of Probiotics on Tenebrio molitor Larval Development and Resistance against the Fungal Pathogen Metarhizium brunneum

Author(s): Sabina Dahal,Annette Bruun Jensen, and Antoine Lecocq
Published in: Insects 2022, 2022, ISSN 2078-2489
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/insects13121114

Pretreatment strategies to improve insect processing for use as protein rich animal feed ingredient

Author(s): Peguero, Daniela; Gold, Moritz; id_orcid0000-0001-7285-6164; Zurbrügg, Chris; Mathys, Alexander; id_orcid0000-0003-1633-848X
Published in: EAAP Book of Abstracts, 27, Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers

SUSINCHAIN (SUStainable INsect CHAIN): Introduction to the project

Author(s): T. Veldkamp, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, N.P. Meijer, M. Octavia
Published in: Book of Abstracts of the 71st Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Issue 1, 2020, ISBN 978-90-8686-349-5
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-900-8

Digestibility of defatted insect meals in rainbow trout aquafeeds

Author(s): Gasco, L.; Caimi, C.; Lussiana, C.; Bellezza Oddon, S.; Malfatto, V.; Biasato, I.; Schiavone, A.; Renna, M.
Published in: Insects to Feed the World 2022, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Ammonia pretreatment of agri-food wastes to enhance black soldier fly larvae bioprocessing performance

Author(s): Peguero, Daniela A.; Endara, Andrea; Gold, Moritz; id_orcid0000-0001-7285-6164; Kunz, Carmen; Niu, Mutian; Zurbrügg, Christian; Mathys, Alexander; id_orcid0000-0003-1633-848X
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Introduction to the EU H2020 project SUSINCHAIN (SUStainable INsect CHAIN)

Author(s): T. Veldkamp, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, N.P. Meijer, M. Octavia
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 6(1), 2020, Page(s) Issue Supplement 1. Page(s) S43., ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic

Inventory and state of the art for sustainable insect production

Author(s): Peguero, Daniela; Green, Ashley; Smetana, Sergiy; Mathys, Alexander; id_orcid0000-0003-1633-848X
Published in: EAAP Book of Abstracts, 27, Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers

Towards multi-objective optimization of sustainable insect production chains

Author(s): Mouhrim, Nisrine; Smetana, Sergiy; Bhatia, Anita; Mathys, Alexander; Green, Ashley; Peguero, Daniela; Tonda, Alberto
Published in: GECCO '22: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery
DOI: 10.1145/3520304.3528898

Assessment of low-energy electron beam (LEEB) treatment of two whole dried insect products

Author(s): Peguero, Daniela A.; Duewell, Tim; Dubovcova, Barbora; Waser, Alex; Gold, Moritz; id_orcid0000-0001-7285-6164; Zurbrügg, Christian; Mathys, Alexander; id_orcid0000-0003-1633-848X
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.3920/jiff2022.s1

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