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Sep 2026
Bioactive potential of Korean edible insects for targeted functional food application
Edible insects are increasingly recognised as sustainable food resources with high nutritional value and diverse bioactive properties. In South Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has approved 10 insect species as food ingredients, providing a regulatory framework for their systematic evaluation and...
Kumju Youn, C. K. Marasinghe, Nayoung Lee et al.
· Journal of Insects as Food a... · 0 citations