Science and research
A consistent, specified cricket protein source for research.
Scientific and academic institutions studying nutrition, sustainability, and animal feed innovation buy cricket powder and whole roasted crickets from Entomo Farms because the source does not change: one species, one site, one specification, and a certificate of analysis for every shipment.
Why researchers buy from Entomo Farms
The variables a study needs held constant.
One species
Gryllodes sigillatus, the banded cricket, listed by Health Canada as a food with a history of safe use.
One site
Raised, processed, and packed on Entomo Farms premises in Norwood, Ontario, with no intermediate supplier.
One specification
The same per-100 g panel, physical properties, and process description for every order, retail or bulk.
Traceable lots
Every lot code identifies the product type, barn, and production week.
Documentation
What ships with a research order.
- Specification
- Nutrition per 100 g (protein 67 g, fat 18.1 g, carbohydrate 9.7 g, fibre 6.7 g, calcium 230 mg, iron 4.3 mg, vitamin B12 38 µg), physical properties, moisture under 5 percent, water activity under 0.5.
- Certificate of analysis
- Routine microbiological results for the shipped batch.
- Process
- Crickets are inspected, rinsed in water, roasted, cooled, ground, and packed. Product is not irradiated.
- Allergens
- Contains crickets. May cause reactions in people sensitive to shellfish and crustaceans. May contain soy.
- Licence
- Safe Food for Canadians licence issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (licence 6J8XCRFB), held by Next Millennium Farms Inc., the legal entity behind the Entomo Farms brand.
- Nutrition research: protein and micronutrient composition of an insect ingredient in real formulations.
- Sustainability research: feed conversion and resource use, with the FAO’s published comparisons as the starting point.
- Animal feed innovation: whole roasted crickets and powder as feed ingredients for reptile, pet, and livestock studies.
Ordering
Bench quantities and bulk.
113 g and 454 g
Retail pouches of the same product, on Amazon Canada and Amazon USA, for bench work.
Bulk containers
Bulk cricket powder through the wholesale desk, with the specification and certificate of analysis.
Whole roasted crickets
Plain, roasted whole, for studies that need the whole insect.
Next step
Tell us the study and the quantity.
A person replies within five business days with the specification and a certificate of analysis for a recent batch.