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The other problem with insect protein is it doesn’t qualify as vegetarian (nor the new hip name “plant based”), so it’s not clear who it is marketed to.
by zeroimpl 5y ago
The other problem with insect protein is it doesn’t qualify as vegetarian (nor the new hip name “plant based”), so it’s not clear who it is marketed to.
- telesilla 5y agoWe need protein for our bodies to survive, and while I love chickpeas and soy, I seek higher protein. Further, studies that debate insects are less efficient for protein are comparing entomophagy to farmed animals, which I don't eat for ethical reasons: https://reducing-suffering.org/eating-insects-usually-less-efficient-eating-plants/ https://reducing-suffering.org/eating-insects-usually-less-e...