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In terms of protein and CO2 eq, the snails seem comparable if not better than crickets, if I’m reading the data correctly, with .7 kg CO2 eq per kg for the snails (edible meat) vs 1.3 for crickets, and 16g protein vs the crickets 14-20g.

Granted, there may be other factors in play, such as how easy they are the farm as you mention.

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Then we should eat snails, at least they have that meaty texture compared to crickets. Perhaps other forms of bugs could work though, the ones in The Lion King sure looked tasty.

Further research is yielding that, in the USA, they are considered pests, and so somewhat highly regulated: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-are-snails-raised

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