Dried Edible Insects FAQs
Do you deliver beyond Greater London ?
Dried edible insects, grow your own insects kits and insect frass are delivered U.K. wide.
How do I place an order ?
Dried edible insects, grow your own educational kits and frass can be purchased directly from the website. If you would like to book the whole venue for an edible insect cookery class, team building event, or book us for an educational visit at your site, please use the contact form on this website to check availability.
Are edible insects safe to eat ?
Our insects are supplied by verified suppliers to make sure they are absolutely safe. Since edible insects are fed a natural diet, with no added hormones, no antibiotics, no chemicals or anything artificial, they are healthy and natural. Furthermore they are extremely nutritious due to the high content of micro and macro nutrients.
How are insects killed ?
Edible insects are starved for a minimum of 24h before being dried, to make sure their gut is empty before processing them. They are then refrigerated, which puts them into hibernation. This is the most humane method of culling the insects which are then dried or roasted and ground into a powder.
What kind of insects can humans eat ?
The Food and Agriculture Organization has identified more than 1900 edible insect species and the most important ones are in the orders of Coleoptera (beetles), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets), Isoptera (termites), Hemiptera (true bugs), and Homoptera (cicadas).
What about food allergies ?
People allergic to seafood, crustaceans and dust mites are most likely also allergic to insects. Also please note that the edible insects are sometimes fed wheat bran, cereals and soy, hence we do not recommend them if you have a gluten or soy allergy.
What are the insects fed on?
The insects are fed a healthy diet of grains , porridge , green leaves, fruit and root vegetables.
Is eating insects healthy ?
Insects are so genetically different to humans, so that they are unlikely to transmit disease when eaten. Edible insects contain high quality protein, vitamins , iron , omega and amino acids. Not only are they and healthy food choice but eating insects instead of meat, if also good for the planet. In fact Insects have a high food conversion rate, e.g. crickets need six times less feed than cattle, four times less than sheep, and twice less than pigs and broiler chickens to produce an equivalent amount of protein. Besides, they emit less greenhouse gases and ammonia than conventional livestock.
What do they taste like ?
They taste like nothing else you have ever tried before!!! Also the flavour varies considerably if you are eating them fresh, roasted or processed into flour, The closest we can describe this is : ‘Mealworms = nutty’ , ‘Crickets = in between fishy and earthy’ .
Are insects kosher ?
The answer is debatable and we suggest you check with your Rabbi if you are unsure, Based on the Leviticus 11 we understand insects to be kosher with the exception of winged insects that walk upon all fours. However among winged insects that walk upon all fours those with joined legs above their feet are allowed. These include: the locust , the bald locust , the cricket and the grasshopper.
Are insects halal ?
The answer is debatable and we suggest you check with your Imam if you are unsure. Based on our research on the matter, we concluded that only locusts are halal.
Are edible insects vegan / vegetarian ?
They are not. However some of our customers are vegetarian and they find eating insects compatible with their eating choices. This is because their reason for choosing to be vegetarians is based of environmental and sustainability concerns.