Posted on 01/15/2023 11:59:41 AM PST by Hojczyk
Beetleburgers could soon be helping to feed the world, according to new research. The creepy crawlers’ larvae — better known as mealworms — could act as a meat alternative to alleviate hunger worldwide. The process uses a fraction of the land and water and emits a smaller carbon footprint in comparison of traditional farming.
To make this a reality, French biotech company Ynsect is planning a global network of insect farms, including nurseries and slaughterhouses. A pilot plant has already been been set up at Dole in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region of France.
“We are in full control of the chain of production. That gives us strength in terms of quality, security and safety,” says Benjamin Armenjon, general manager of Ynsect, according to a statement from SWNS.
Robot arms and automated conveyor belts transport stacks of red trays in every direction. They are are filled with billions of Tenebrio molitor beetle larvae. The dried critters are more than 50 percent protein and rich in fiber and fats as well.
They can be turned into protein powders, shakes, burgers, cereal bars, and even cooking oils at a fraction of the environmental cost of traditional farming. For every one kilogram of protein, Ynsect uses 98 percent less land and emits 40 times less carbon than beef. It also uses 40 times less water than pork production.
How do you “slaughter” millions/billions of mealworms?
I’ll stick with beef, thanks.
I laugh at the Vega-morons who hate meat, but loudly proclaim how it tastes like meat.
Never trust anything that “Tastes just like” something else!
It’s temporary, until Soylent Green becomes available, a marketable byproduct of the Chicom virus and now the Chicom virus vaccines.
Roach burger.(The better quality have the wings removed)
It’s really good...the eco geeks scrape the bugs off the EV windshields. Tastes like chicken flavored beef.
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I do my part to save the planet. I only eat beef from vegan cows
***The creepy crawlers’ larvae — better known as mealworms***
A fancy name for maggots.
That pepperoni Hot Pocket? Yeah, "organic protein" or some such will be found on the ingredients label.
“Tastes Just Like Real Meat’ – Beetleburgers to Hit Mass Production to Help Feed the World”
I wonder if Putin plans to make Russians eat this crap.
I’d rather eat the rat burger from the movie Demolition Man. At least it’s meat.
wasting resources on bugs when you can feed the world with REAL FOOD
Scoop them up, feed them into a crusher, muu-ha-ha-ha, bam! bug paste!
Are they serving this at Davos?
Roll this out in Africa....I dare you
This will only last until the scientific community does a study of the damage methane from bug farts is doing to earth’s environment, and projects catastrophic climate change globally.
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