How many insects do you eat per year?

Did you think you were the perfect vegan ? We are sorry to say no, that as much as you try there are some animals that end up in your stomach , even if it is against your will.In fact, you may be ingesting until 900 grams of insects a year without you noticing it.

We already talked in Lifestyle of the arachnids that inhabit your body and this new post is again not suitable for scrupulous, since we tell you how many insects you eat every twelve months.Yes, we also break down some of the foods in which more “bugs” sneak in, so you can be alert.

A handful

Some people eat them for pleasure , for tradition or for taking the typical photo of that exotic destination on vacation, but what you do not know is that eating insects is not as bizarre as we think in countries where consumption is not usual.At least, it is not in the cant Information published by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

How many insects do you eat per year?

And it is that this organism ensures, after conducting a investigation , that each person eats on average between 453 and 907 grams per year of insects, that is, half a kilo of bugs of all kinds.Do you have an idea?

Vacuum stowaways

Lo most curious of this study is that most of the insects we eat are inside processed and packaged foods .Your effort is there to wash the lettuce thoroughly and it turns out that the mosquito you swallow it more often after opening a canned juice or can.

How many insects do you eat per year?

And it's not that the sanitary controls don't work , but the FDA allows certain percentages of insects in food.That's why, from when you wake up with your glass of milk with cereals, until you lie down, with a salad with corn and tuna, these eating bugs.

For example, a small brick of orange juice , from which children are taken as snacks, can contain five fruit flies without violating food regulations ; one tablet of chocolate can integrate 60 pieces of insects per 100 grams; or a bag of frozen spinach , you can bring up to 50 mites, aphids and a pinch of caterpillar.Nam, nam!

A food with a future

Although for your culture , this practice may seem disgusting, the truth is that there are some 1,500 species of edible insects in the world.What's more, maybe in your country It is normal to eat a type of insect that is repulsive for other citizens, and vice versa, like these 5 strange foods from different parts of the planet.

How many insects do you eat per year?

What is clear is its high nutritional value , with important doses of proteins and vitamins .For example, a 100 gram caterpillar contains 53 grams of protein and a portion of iron, thiamine and niacin higher than a meat or fish fillet.

With these data it is not surprising that in 2013 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations advise the introduction of insects in the daily diet as a solution to famines, since they are also very easy to raise.

In case this happens sooner rather than later, we advise you to free yourself from your prejudices, because there are foods more dangerous than bugs.Maybe you have already done it. What insects have you tried? Which causes you the most rejection?

Images: Flying Pterodactyl, Rudy Herman, Matt Ming, Ahmed Rabea.

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