Crickets UK
Our edible crickets are rigorously farmed in the U.K. by selected farmers. We think that, buying products farmed locally by reputable suppliers, helps supporting both the community and small businesses like ours. Buying locally also means that the food has a shorter distance to travel, hence reducing carbon emission.
Edible Crickets, farmed in the U.K. and mostly packaged in fully biodegradable pouches.
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What do edible crickets taste like?
We describing the flavour as earthy and somewhere between mushrooms and meat.
How are the edible insects dried?
The processing method is over drying. This process removes most of the moisture (only <5% left) leaving the crickets crunchy and tasty. Furthermore, the product contains no added preservatives or flavouring.
What type of crickets are edible?
There are no reports of poisonous crickets in nature. Most species are edible, however the U.K. currently restricts the sale to Acheta Domesticus (common house cricket) and Banded Crickets. We do not recommend harvesting crickets from the wild, as they will have to go a very strict microbiological assessment to make sure they are safe. Also it is important that you consume those which have been fed a diet of approved feed (for example, the feed cannot include animal protein).
Are edible cricket nutritious ?
Average nutritional content
[per 100g of product]
Energy (Kj) 1893
Energy (Kcal) 451
Protein (g) 70.8
Fat (g) 18.3 of which
Saturated fatty acids (g) 8
Carbohydrate (g) 1.3
of which Sugars (g) 0.4
Fibre (g) 1.1
Sodium (g) 0.47