I read the summary and I half agree. They draw the conclusion based on the insects not being consumed directly but if they would be it’s a whole another ball game.

The thing is that nobody has tried to make protein bars from processed finely ground insects and marketed it as keratin protein bars. Maybe even fried bug-nuggets and just call them nuggets to save money or anything else that is not just directly eating tiny crispy legs that get stuck in the teeth.

If there’s a protein bar with bugs and chocolate that’s cheaper than whey bars I’d buy it every now and then. If it would be sold in a fast food shops in a homogeneous fried blob I’d also try it out of curiosity.

I found roasted crickets very bland and tasted like oats. I assume thats what they were fed.

I’d probably eat them if they were extremely cheap and accessible but I dont see the point when chickpeas, beans, lentils, and soy all taste better, are cheaper, and easily sourced.