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Crickets
Why cricket protein?
We simply use cricket protein as a new gut-friendly super-food, boosting your typical staple with protein, essential amino acids and fibre, while free from added sugar and additives. Our British vertically farmed crickets are simply frozen, dried and ground into a protein powder.
Can I taste the crickets? What does cricket taste like?
The cricket protein that we use comes from a UK farm and is used as a superfood ingredient that blends perfectly with our products and has no influence on their flavour or texture. The protein powder by itself has a mild, nutty, pleasant smell and a savoury, umami taste making a nutty and biscuity flavour.
Where are the crickets from? Where are they harvested?
Our crickets are vertically farmed in the UK. We promote vertical farming as part of our business to reduce land, C02, methane and water utilisation for animal-based protein (vs. intense livestock farming).
What does vertical farming mean?
Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers - it's a way of taking the controlled environment of a modern commercial greenhouse to the next level.
By stacking crops vertically on shelves or tall pillars, vertical farming allows approximately 10x the yield for a given land area. The farm will recreate natural environments to promote efficient farming.
What do the crickets eat?
They're fed a blend of legumes, lucerne and grain middlings, and some soya for the juveniles. They are finished on brassicas and feed is withheld altogether for 24 hrs prior to harvest. Wheat middlings are a byproduct of making flour.
How many crickets in one pack?
One pack of our product weighs 25 grams. That means that each pack has 2g of cricket powder which equals 24 crickets.
How are the crickets killed?
Crickets are frozen so they enter a state of unconsciousness called diapause. This is a natural process that occurs in insects when it gets cold; it is a form of hibernation. This is used to ensure that the insects do not experience any pain or suffering when they are killed (i.e. temperature continuing to drop).
How long is the cricket reproduction cycle vs cattle? How long do crickets live before they are killed?
The life cycle of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) takes about 40 to 45 days from egg to adulthood and the complete life cycle takes around 2 to 3 months (this is when they are killed). An adult cricket female can lay up to about 100 eggs per day and lay upwards of 3000 eggs in a lifetime. Crickets live approximately 2-3 months before they are killed. Most cows have a calf a year and have their last when they are about 10 years of age. Also they are killed at 2.5 years of age.
How much protein is in one serving?
Can I be allergic to crickets?
People who are allergic to molluscs and crustaceans or dust mites may have an allergic reaction to crickets.
