Will You Eat The Bugs?

Is Bug Flour the same as Cricket Flour?

Bug flour and cricket flour are types of insect-based flours, which is a growing trend in sustainable, protein-rich foods. “Bug flour” is a general term that can refer to flour made from any edible insects – crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers, silkworms, etc. Will you eat the bugs?

Cricket Powder

Cricket Powder, on the other hand, specifically refers to powder made from crickets. Crickets are one of the more popular types of edible insects due to their high protein content and relatively neutral flavor. Both types of powder are high in protein, fiber, and essential nutrients. They are considered eco-friendly alternatives to traditional protein sources due to the lower resources required to farm insects than livestock. However, their taste, texture, and nutritional content can vary slightly depending on the species of insect used.

Top 10 brands

This is a fast-moving landscape, and brands are coming onto the market quickly. I have linked to the company summary below. A complete profile of each company will come out monthly.

Seek: Based in New York, Seek introduces insects to the American diet via nutritious snacks with crickets as the main ingredient. Founded in 2016, their cricket snack bites can be purchased online.

Landish: formerly known as Crickstart, is a Montreal-based company that creates nutrient-dense and sustainable food products. Founded by Daniel Novak and Luke LaTouche in 2016, the company was initially recognized for incorporating cricket protein in their products due to its environmental and health benefits. However, the company has since expanded its line to include marine collagen and plant-based lattes. Their mission is to provide consumers with nutrient-rich food options that are not only delicious but also beneficial for health and the environment.

Landish’s Other Products:

Landish’s product range includes marine collagen bars, plant-based protein powders, and lattes that come in different flavors. They maintain a strong online presence, selling their products through their website and selected health food stores across North America. Their price range varies from $15 to $60, depending on the product and quantity.

All Things Bugs: Founded by Dr. Aaron T. Dossey in 2011, this company develops sustainable insect-based technologies and products for food, feed, and pharmaceutical applications. Their main product is cricket powder, which is sold online and through Amazon.

Bitty: A San Francisco-based company that creates foods using cricket flour. Their range includes cookies, snack chips, and baking flour. Founded in 2014, their products can be purchased online and in selected stores across the country.

(This company is out of business as of Oct 2023)

Chapul: Founded in 2012, Chapul was one of the first companies to introduce edible insects to Western cuisine. They offer cricket protein bars, cricket baking flour, and cricket protein powder which can be purchased online and in select stores in the U.S. and Canada.

Chirps Chips: This company aims to make insect eating mainstream with their cricket chips and cookie mix. Founded in 2013, their products can be found online, in natural food stores, zoos, aquariums, and in airport terminals at Cibo Express.

Cricket Flours: Based in Portland, Oregon, Cricket Flours provides a range of cricket products including flours, protein powders, roasted and flavored crickets, and brownie mix. Their products can be found online, on Amazon, and through retail and museum partners nationwide.

Crunchy Critters: Founded in 2012 in England, Crunchy Critters aims to change Western perceptions of insect eating. They sell a variety of edible insects online, including ants, crickets, scorpions, tarantulas, and locusts.

 Entomo Farms: This Ontario-based company provides cricket and mealworm protein powders, oven-roasted whole crickets and mealworms, pet food, and livestock feed. Their products can be purchased online.

Exo: Founded in 2014, this Brooklyn-based company aims to pioneer the consumption of insect protein. They sell protein bars made from cricket flour online and in select health food and grocery stores around the world.

Grub: Based in London, England, Grub offers a variety of insect products such as bars, flavored insects for snacking, whole insects for cooking, and soon cricket flour farmed in the UK. Their products can be found online and in many UK-based retail stores.

Merci Mercado: Founded in 2015, this Miami-based company sells Oaxacan delicacies such as grasshoppers, agave worm salt, grasshopper salt, red maguey worms, and ground grasshoppers. Their products can be found online and on Amazon.

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