[ExI] will raise bugs for food

[darren shawn greer]

> I think believe that refined insect protein would be acceptable as a
> food additive without too much resistance from a good many of
> consumers.

I think it would too, especially if manufacturers used phrases like "extracted from" and "by-product of." Some are already being used in cosmetics and as food additives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

Quote from the article:

" . . . most consumers are unaware that the phrases "cochineal extract", "carmine", "crimson lake", "natural red 4", "C.I. 75470", "E120", or even "natural colouring" refer to a dye that is derived from an insect."


Darren






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> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:41:59 -0500
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> I think believe that refined insect protein would be acceptable as a
> food additive without too much resistance from a good many of
> consumers. Flavor would not be an issue and such a practice would not
> be so unusual in the prepared foods industry. People would soon not
> bother if there was no taste and no apparent presence.
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> [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Gregory
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> --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Dave Sill wrote:
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> People aren't grossed out about eating spiders or insects because some
> of them are venomous, it's because they find the idea repulsive... - Dave
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> Sure but that argument skips an important step: Why are insects
> repulsive? Why is the revulsion (to some extent) instinctive? Why are
> some people way more repulsed by bugs than others? Why is it that even
> if pains are taken to not instill revulsion in children, that most
> somehow develop it anyway, or just seem to have it? Why is it that
> some people (moi) pick up bugs with their hands, and others have the
> classic "eeeewwwww yuck" reaction? Why do even dogs and cats to some
> extent have bug revulsion?
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> Suppose I were to figure out a way to breed tons of bugs, get them to
> go out and grow large by devouring other bugs, then return home, where
> I put them into some kind of giant blender and create a huge vat of
> repulsive high protein goo, with a microwave irradiator to sterilize
> the revolting glop. Then I figured out way to make cookies or biscuits
> out of it. Why is it that no one would want to devour them? Or
> even use them for pet food? But for some reason they would agree to
> giving them to the hogs, then eating the bacon?
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