: Background: The escalating global demand for protein, coupled with the significant environmental footprint of conventional livestock farming, necessitates the exploration of sustainable alternatives. Edible insects, particularly the house cricket (Acheta domesticus), have emerged as a highly promising source of nutrition to enhance global food security. However, its integration into mainstream food systems, especially in Western societies, is fraught with challenges.

Scope and Approach: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the Acheta domesticus food industry. It synthesizes existing literature on cricket farming systems, processing technologies, nutritional composition, and sustainability metrics. Furthermore, it critically examines the primary technological, regulatory, and socio-cultural challenges that hinder its widespread adoption as a human food source.

Key Findings: Acheta domesticus presents an excellent nutritional profile, rich in high-quality protein, essential amino acids, fatty acids, and vital micronutrients. Environmentally, cricket farming is significantly more sustainable than traditional livestock, demonstrating a higher feed conversion efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reduced land and water requirements. Key processing techniques, such as drying and milling, transform crickets into versatile food ingredients like protein powder for use in various products. However, the industry's growth is constrained by several barriers. These include a lack of large-scale, automated farming technologies; complex and evolving regulatory landscapes, such as the European Union's Novel Food framework; safety concerns related to allergenicity; and profound socio-cultural resistance, or 'neophobia,' among consumers.

Conclusion: The house cricket holds substantial potential to contribute to a more sustainable and secure global food system. Realizing this potential hinge on concerted efforts in research and development to advance farming and processing technologies, establish clear international regulatory standards, and implement effective marketing and educational strategies to overcome consumer hesitancy.

Acheta domesticus, entomophagy, sustainable protein, food security

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