This is the same amount of food we’ve produced for the past 8,000 years, creating an unimaginable strain on the feed industry and our planet.
Our current production methods are closing into a collapse.
We’ve depleted ocean wildlife,
often used as feed for other fish
that we humans eat
We’ve cut 2,000,000 hectares of
the Amazon rainforest every year
for the past 25 years to make soy farms.
Whole dried larvae contain about 42% of protein and 26% of functional fat but also some micronutrients such as calcium and phosphorus.
Defatted protein meal is very rich in protein, from 50 to 65% depending on defatting level.
Refined insect oil contains around 50% of lauric acid, a powerful natural antioxidant agent contributing to protecting the immune system of pets.
Each gram of eggs can contain up to 40.000 larvae (neonates) after hatching
The frass of the Black Soldier Fly is a low-carbon-footprint
fertilizer that reintroduces the various micro-elements
that agricultural production removes.
A fertilizer that requires no fossil fuels – Chemical fertilizers are
made from fossil fuels. Ours isn’t.
Vertical farming limits land use – Insects don’t need arable land, this
means we use far less land than traditional protein production.
The products are naturally better for animals – The anti-bacterial
and anti-fungal properties contained in insect fat fraction has
been shown to improve animal digestive tract health.
We get to preserve ocean biodiversity – Aquaculture is on the
increase, and fish-in-fish-out ratios will soon become
unsustainable. Using insect meal instead of fish meal can help
preserve our wild fish and the ecosystems they support.