joining us now from austin, texas, robert nathan allen of the north american coalition for insect agriculture and robert, thanks for being here. >> great to be here. >> this is not bad better than i anticipated. when did you start -- >> we get that reaction a lot. >> when did you start eating bugs >> in 2012, and at that time there weren't these types of products on the market the only insect products in 2012 were novelty items like xorpian lollipops and chocolate cover ed ants interesting to see how the market has grown to provide options for consumers to add this into their diet easily. >> what are some of the health benefits of eating bugs? >> generally speaking, insects will be a great source of protein. a great source of essential amino acids as well as great lipids or fats especially poly and monounsaturated fats, the omega 3s and 6s people are looking for. vitamins, minerals iron, cass see yum! magnesium and copper. research on fiber prebiotics. >> and what other bugs are edible and the types most popular? >> so there's, to date about 2,500 species found to the edible that's really onl

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