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Are Consumers Ready to Eat Insect Oils

Presented at the 2021 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo Insect Fat- Food Industry and Science Perspective session. Sponsored in part by Cargill annualmeeting.aocs.org Presenting Author: Daylan A. Tzompa Sosa PhD – Doctor Assistant Food Technology Safety and Health Ghent University In the last decade insects had emerge as a new source of oils and fats with applications in the feed industry. However, the food industry could also benefit from this novel source of oils and fats but better food applications need to be develop and consumer acceptance should increase. In this presentation we will discuss the chemical and physical characteristics of these lipids and we will compare them to those of conventional edible oils. Moreover, we will discuss the use of insect oils and fats in food applications and the need of product development to adequate this products aiming an increase in consumer acceptance.