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title: The World of Insect Edibles | Trends by The Hustle
description: With high protein and a low environmental impact, insect edibles are losing their stigma.
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# [The World of Insect Edibles | Trends by The Hustle](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/the-world-of-insect-edibles)

 Written by [Aja Frost @ajavuu](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) | Oct 29, 2019 5:26:53 PM

**What you need to know**

- Despite a stigma, as much as 80% of the world already eats insects. That number is expected to grow as people turn to insects because of their high protein content and relatively low environmental impact.  

**How you can capitalize**

- **Education and Marketing:** If brands are able to smash through the stigma, they will be able to create an exponentially larger market.
- **New product lines:** Companies that create new arenas for bug grub will find an unsaturated market.
- **Entertainment:** Ever heard of Wine and Bug Tastings? They exist.

Remember when lobster was a “poor man’s food”? How times have changed. Because of their high protein content and low environmental impact the candidate for the “next lobster” may be surprising: insects.

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