The crickets in the grocery shelf

QMI agency

Tuesday, march 6, 2018 08:13

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Powder 100 % crickets made an appearance on the shelves of Provigo stores across Quebec.

The new product that’s high in protein comes from the largest breeding farm of crickets canadian Entomo Farms.

Since the powder of cricket has a neutral taste, it can fit into many recipes without difficulty, for example, baked goods or smoothies.

Products based on insects are used for a long time, particularly in the world of sport and natural diet.

Loblaw company Limited is now aiming for expansion is greater.

“Although this is new for the majority of us, 80 % of the world’s population already incorporates the insects to their diet in one form or another”, one can read in the press release of the company.

Loblaw recalls that the breeding of crickets require 12 times less feed than cattle, four times less than sheep, and twice less than pigs and broiler chickens to produce the identical quantity of protein. In addition, they need a lot less water than them.