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Edible Insects
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Edible Insects
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.276
G07.203.300.463
J02.500.463
Unique ID
D000080702
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080702
Scope Note
Organisms of the
INSECTA
class that are used as food or are suitable as a nutritional source, especially by humans.
Entry Term(s)
Insects As Food
NLM Classification #
WB 447
Previous Indexing
Insecta (1973-2019)
Public MeSH Note
2020
History Note
2020
Date Established
2020/01/01
Date of Entry
2019/07/08
Revision Date
2019/05/30
Allowable Qualifiers
anatomy & histology (AH)
chemistry (CH)
classification (CL)
cytology (CY)
drug effects (DE)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
genetics (GE)
growth & development (GD)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
isolation & purification (IP)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
pathogenicity (PY)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
standards (ST)
supply & distribution (SD)
ultrastructure (UL)
virology (VI)
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Cockroaches [B01.050.500.131.617.140]
Edible Insects [B01.050.500.131.617.276]
Hemiptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412]
Isoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.485]
Lepisma [B01.050.500.131.617.576]
Orthoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.678]
Phthiraptera [B01.050.500.131.617.690]
Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
Thysanoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.800]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Bread [G07.203.300.100]
Candy [G07.203.300.140]
Chocolate [G07.203.300.195]
Condiments [G07.203.300.250]
Crops, Agricultural [G07.203.300.300]
Dairy Products [G07.203.300.350]
Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products [G07.203.300.356]
Dietary Carbohydrates [G07.203.300.362]
Dietary Fats [G07.203.300.375]
Dietary Fiber [G07.203.300.400]
Dietary Proteins [G07.203.300.428]
Dietary Supplements [G07.203.300.456]
Edible Insects [G07.203.300.463]
Eggs [G07.203.300.470]
Fast Foods [G07.203.300.477]
Flour [G07.203.300.484]
Food Ingredients [G07.203.300.514]
Food, Fortified [G07.203.300.515]
Food, Genetically Modified [G07.203.300.518]
Food, Organic [G07.203.300.519]
Food, Preserved [G07.203.300.521]
Food, Processed [G07.203.300.523]
Foods, Specialized [G07.203.300.525]
Fruit [G07.203.300.562]
Functional Food [G07.203.300.572]
Honey [G07.203.300.581]
Meals [G07.203.300.590]
Meat [G07.203.300.600]
Meat Substitutes [G07.203.300.631]
Molasses [G07.203.300.662]
Nutrients [G07.203.300.681]
Nuts [G07.203.300.700]
Raw Foods [G07.203.300.737]
Salads [G07.203.300.756]
Seeds [G07.203.300.775]
Street Food [G07.203.300.813]
Vegetables [G07.203.300.850]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Bread [J02.500.100]
Candy [J02.500.140]
Chocolate [J02.500.195]
Condiments [J02.500.250]
Crops, Agricultural [J02.500.300]
Dairy Products [J02.500.350]
Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products [J02.500.356]
Dietary Carbohydrates [J02.500.362]
Dietary Fats [J02.500.375]
Dietary Fiber [J02.500.400]
Dietary Proteins [J02.500.428]
Dietary Supplements [J02.500.456]
Edible Insects [J02.500.463]
Eggs [J02.500.470]
Fast Foods [J02.500.477]
Flour [J02.500.484]
Food Ingredients [J02.500.514]
Food, Fortified [J02.500.515]
Food, Genetically Modified [J02.500.518]
Food, Organic [J02.500.519]
Food, Preserved [J02.500.521]
Food, Processed [J02.500.523]
Foods, Specialized [J02.500.525]
Fruit [J02.500.562]
Functional Food [J02.500.572]
Honey [J02.500.581]
Meals [J02.500.590]
Meat [J02.500.600]
Meat Substitutes [J02.500.631]
Molasses [J02.500.662]
Nutrients [J02.500.681]
Nuts [J02.500.700]
Raw Foods [J02.500.737]
Salads [J02.500.756]
Seeds [J02.500.775]
Street Food [J02.500.813]
Vegetables [J02.500.850]
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Edible Insects
Preferred
Concept UI
M000648374
Scope Note
Organisms of the
INSECTA
class that are used as food or are suitable as a nutritional source, especially by humans.
Terms
Edible Insects
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000954414
Date
04/01/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2020)
Insects As Food
Term UI
T000958672
Date
05/21/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2020)
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