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  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,552 Views
20 Pages

Comparison of Six Commercial Meat Starter Cultures for the Fermentation of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Paste

  • Borremans An,
  • Crauwels Sam,
  • Vandeweyer Dries,
  • Smets Ruben,
  • Verreth Christel,
  • Van Der Borght Mik,
  • Lievens Bart and
  • Van Campenhout Leen

In this study, six commercial meat starters, each consisting of a pure strain of a lactic acid-fermenting bacterium (including Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus curvatus, L. farciminis, L. plantarum, L. sakei, and Pediococcus acidilactici), were test...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,101 Views
13 Pages

20 July 2022

Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) is a type of edible insect rich in protein that has become popular as a protein-alternative ingredient in flour-based products to improve the nutritional properties of baking products. The mealworm powder substitution a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,382 Views
14 Pages

15 December 2022

Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) are protein-rich edible insects that have been regarded as novel food ingredients. In this study, high-gluten wheat flour was formulated with dried mealworm powder at various levels (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) to study it...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,202 Views
12 Pages

Improvement of Printability Properties of High-Protein Food from Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Using Guar Gum for Sustainable Future Food Manufacturing

  • Wares Chancharoen,
  • Yossaphol Kaewkumpha,
  • Wanassanan Chansataporn,
  • Potiwat Ngamkajornwiwat and
  • Jirapat Wannakee

18 December 2023

Increasing the availability of alternative protein from insects is important for solving food shortages. Not only are insects a rich source of protein, but using insect as ingredients could reduce food waste. Insects are thus a potentially valuable i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,012 Views
20 Pages

Sustainable Protein-Enriched Biscuits: Effects of Mealworm Protein Powder on the Properties of Wheat Flour and Biscuit Quality

  • Ao Yang,
  • Hongrui Chen,
  • Haixin Tian,
  • Jianhui An,
  • Longchen Shang,
  • Yexing Tao and
  • Lingli Deng

30 August 2025

Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor, LINNAEUS, 1758) is a protein-rich edible insect. In this study, low-gluten wheat flour was formulated with mealworm protein powder at various concentrations (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) to investigate its influence on the p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
6,910 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Blanching Plus Fermentation on Selected Functional Properties of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Powders

  • An Borremans,
  • Sara Bußler,
  • Sorel Tchewonpi Sagu,
  • Harshadrai Rawel,
  • Oliver K. Schlüter and
  • Van Campenhout Leen

12 July 2020

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of blanching followed by fermentation of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) with commercial meat starter cultures on the functional properties of powders produced from the larvae. Full fat and defatted powd...