关键词: 可食用昆虫, 营养, 食品, 蛋白质

Abstract: Edible insects as alternate source of food provide significant nutritional, economic and ecological benefits for rural communities. In this review, we summarize research progresses of edible insect resources, including that the utilization history, species and distributions of edible insects in the whole globe, and the attitude of the eastern and western world on this issue. Based on the current status,some reasonable advices on exploitation and utilization of edible insects as human food were suggested.

Key words: edible insects, nutrition, food, protein