Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery
Abstract Valuable feed crops and fossil fuel energy are used to produce animal meat. To become sustainable, meat production methods must adapt to include non-food substrates and renewable fossil-fuel alternatives. We evaluated the potential of protein livestock feed and biodiesel production through...
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| author | Jee Young Kim Jonghyun Park Dong-Jun Lee Ye-Bin Choi Youngjun Choi Won-Kun Park Bonwoo Koo Kwanho Park Doyeon Lee Eilhann E. Kwon |
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| description | Abstract Valuable feed crops and fossil fuel energy are used to produce animal meat. To become sustainable, meat production methods must adapt to include non-food substrates and renewable fossil-fuel alternatives. We evaluated the potential of protein livestock feed and biodiesel production through insect biorefining. The bioconversion efficiency of organic waste into black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) biomass was 32.0–35.8% after 24 d. The protein and lipid composition of BSFL changed with the cultivation time. The substrate influenced lipid content, and low lipid content led to lower lipid accumulation in the BSFL. Nevertheless, the potential productivity of proteins (42,471–48,345 kg ha−1 y−1) and lipids (41,642–64,708 kg ha−1 y−1) from BSFL cultivation with organic waste was higher than that of conventional livestock feed/biodiesel feedstocks, such as maize or soybean. In conclusion, insect biorefineries using BSFL can contribute significantly to the establishment of sustainable meat production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eabf06da083345519bd09169fe59c4212025-08-20T03:53:14ZengNature Portfolionpj Science of Food2396-83702025-05-01911810.1038/s41538-025-00434-7Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefineryJee Young Kim0Jonghyun Park1Dong-Jun Lee2Ye-Bin Choi3Youngjun Choi4Won-Kun Park5Bonwoo Koo6Kwanho Park7Doyeon Lee8Eilhann E. Kwon9Department of Earth Resources & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Earth Resources & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Earth Resources & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang UniversityDepartment of Animal Environment, National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS)Department of Biological Engineering, Konkuk UniversityDepartment of Biological Engineering, Konkuk UniversityIndustrial Insect and Sericulture Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDAIndustrial Insect and Sericulture Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science, RDADepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National UniversityDepartment of Earth Resources & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang UniversityAbstract Valuable feed crops and fossil fuel energy are used to produce animal meat. To become sustainable, meat production methods must adapt to include non-food substrates and renewable fossil-fuel alternatives. We evaluated the potential of protein livestock feed and biodiesel production through insect biorefining. The bioconversion efficiency of organic waste into black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) biomass was 32.0–35.8% after 24 d. The protein and lipid composition of BSFL changed with the cultivation time. The substrate influenced lipid content, and low lipid content led to lower lipid accumulation in the BSFL. Nevertheless, the potential productivity of proteins (42,471–48,345 kg ha−1 y−1) and lipids (41,642–64,708 kg ha−1 y−1) from BSFL cultivation with organic waste was higher than that of conventional livestock feed/biodiesel feedstocks, such as maize or soybean. In conclusion, insect biorefineries using BSFL can contribute significantly to the establishment of sustainable meat production.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-025-00434-7 |
| spellingShingle | Jee Young Kim Jonghyun Park Dong-Jun Lee Ye-Bin Choi Youngjun Choi Won-Kun Park Bonwoo Koo Kwanho Park Doyeon Lee Eilhann E. Kwon Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery npj Science of Food |
| title | Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery |
| title_full | Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery |
| title_short | Enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery |
| title_sort | enhancing sustainability in meat production through insect biorefinery |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-025-00434-7 |
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