Locusta (grasshopper), Tenebrio (mealworm), Acheta (cricket) and many other delicious insects are regularly consumed by more than 2 billion people, already today – for excellent reasons.
Here you find a list of the main advantages of entomophagy (eating insects).
Simply delicious
Insects offer a wide range of tastes, for example:
Ants=Citrus fruits
Mealworm=Hazelnut
Grasshopper=Chicken
Cricket=Popcorn

Different insect species are eaten around the world
Source: Yde Jongma, 2015

People enjoy insects on a regular basis
Source: FAO

Many cultures appreciate insects as a delicacy due to their great taste.
Velbekomme!
Several top restaurant in Europe (like Noma in Copenhagen) are cooking with insects.
Burger, Skewers & Co.
More and more people in Switzerland discover the delicious protein source. Numerous restaurants invite you to get to know the delicious world of insects with Locusta skewers and Tenebrio burger.
You prefer to prepare your own food? You can find our recommendations for cooking here
Super nutritious

Vitamins
Insects contain valuable vitamins, like A, B and B12.
Source: Williams, J. P., Williams, J. R., Kirabo, A., Chester, D., & Peterson, M. (2016)
Protein
Insects contain protein, comparable to fish and meat in quality as well as quantity.
Source: Rumpold, B. A., & Schlüter, O. K. (2013).
Unsaturated fatty acids
Insects contain unsaturated fatty acids similar to fish, avocado and nuts.
Source: Williams, J. P., Williams, J. R., Kirabo, A., Chester, D., & Peterson, M. (2016).

Minerals
Insects are rich in iron, zinc, potassium and calcium
Source: Williams, J. P., Williams, J. R., Kirabo, A., Chester, D., & Peterson, M. (2016)
Insects supply you with valuable proteins, minerals and a lot of energy! We developed a power package, which keeps your energy level up. Go for it!
Good for the planet
Environmental Impact
Mealworms produce less greenhouse gases in comparison with other animal proteins. This is measured in kg CO2-equivalent per kg edible protein.
The y-axis has the unit kg CO2-equivalent per kg edible protein.
Source: Oonincx DGAB, de Boer IJM (2012) Environmental Impact of the Production of Mealworms as a Protein Source for Humans – A Life Cycle Assessment.
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Mealworm
Milk
Pork
Chicken
Beef
Insects have a low resource consumption
Water consumption
Multiple times smaller
Feed
10× smaller consumption
Consumable Part
80% of the insect is consumable (40% for beef)
Source: van Huis, A., & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Eds.). (2013).
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