Novel Food Safety Evaluation: Potentially Toxic Elements in <i>Acheta domesticus</i> (House Cricket) Reared on Seaweed-Enriched Diets.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, insects have emerged as a nutritious and eco-sustainable alternative food source, with the house cricket (Acheta domesticus, AD) recently authorized by the European Commission as a novel food. However, the presence of harmful substances in insects poses potential health risks. This study investigated the content of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) such as cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), and aluminium (Al) in Acheta domesticus fed diets enriched with graded levels of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata or the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum in two feeding trials. Chemical analyses were carried out by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry for all elements except Hg, which was analyzed

SUBMITTER: Ajdini B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526370 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature