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. 2022 Feb 3;11(3):455. doi: 10.3390/foods11030455

Table 1.

Food products and the maximum use levels reported in the four EFSA opinions on insects as novel foods (NFs).

Maximum Use Level (g NF/100 g)
Food Category T. molitor 1 L. migratoria 2 T. molitor 2 A. domesticus 2
W/D/P F D P D P F D/P F
Beans and vegetable meal 5 15
Beer and beer-like beverages 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Biscuits 10
Biscuits, sweet, plain 8 8 30 8 30
Bread and rolls with special ingredients added 10 30
Caesar salad 15 5 5 5 15
Canned or jarred legumes 20 15 15
Canned/jarred vegetables 20 15 15
Cereal bars 15 15 30 15 30
Chickpeas (without pods) 40 20 20 30 30 40 25 40
Chips/crisps 20 20 40
Chocolate and similar 30 10 10 10 10 30 10 30
Crackers and breadsticks 10 10 30 10 30
Dried pasta 5 5 15 1 3
Dried stuffed pasta 15 15 30 15 30
Frozen yoghurt 15 5 5 5 5 15 5 15
Hummus 5 15
Legume (beans) soup 15 5 5 5 15
Legume-based dishes 10 15 5 5 5 5 15
Meatballs 16 16 40 16 40
Meat burgers (no sandwiches) 16 16 40 16 40
Meat imitates 80 50 50 50 50 80 50 80
Mixed alcoholic drinks 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Mixed vegetable soup 15 5 5
Mixed vegetable soup (dry) 15 5 5 5 15
Multigrain bread and rolls 10 10 30
Mushroom soup 15 5 5 5 15
Mushroom soup (dry) 15 5 5 5 15
Oilseeds 40 20 20 30 30 40 25 40
Onion soup 15 5 5 5 15
Pasta-based dishes, cooked 5 5 15
Pasta, filled, cooked 5 15
Pasta-based dishes, uncooked 10
Pizza and pizza-like dishes 15 5 5 5 5 15
Pizza and similar with cheese and vegetables 5 15
Pizza and similar with cheese, vegetables, and fruits 5 15
Potato soup 15 5 5 5 15
Potato-based dishes 15 5 5 5 5 15
Potatoes and vegetable meal 5 15
Pre-mixes (dry) for baked products 15 15 30 15 30
Prepared pasta salad 15 5 5 5 15
Primary derivatives from nuts and similar seeds 40 20 20 30 30 40 25 40
Protein and protein components for sports people 10
Sausages 30 10 10
Snacks other than chips and similar 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Soups and salads 5 5 20
Tartar sauce 10 10 30 15 30
Tomato soup 15 5 5 5 15
Tomato soup (dry) 20 5 5 5 20
Tortilla chips 20 40
Tree nuts 40 20 20 30 30 40 25 40
Unsweetened spirits and liqueurs 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Whey powder 20 20 40 20 40

W, whole; F, frozen; D, dried; P, powder. Applicant: 1 SAS EAP Group [28]; 2 Fair Insects BV (Protix Company) [29,30,31].