A Comprehensive Look at the Possibilities of Edible Insects as Food in Europe – a Review

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  2014

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  Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

• Publication date

  2014-09-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2478/v10222-012-0099-8
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