Cricket smoothies, anyone? Insect farming industry abuzz as Singapore looks to regulate bugs for human consumption

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A 100g serving of crickets contains 65g of protein, more than twice in a similar serving of chicken breast.

While people may find the insects off-putting in their whole form, they may be more comfortable with them in powder form, said Mr Yuvanesh.

The agency said in October that 16 insect species have been reviewed for human consumption, including some types of crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, mealworms, moths, silkworms and honey bees. At the farm located in Lim Chu Kang, crickets are frozen, boiled, cleaned and dried. To do that more efficiently, the farm is eyeing nearly full automation, as it scales up operations.Labour is the biggest cost when it comes to production, said the company's chief executive Christopher Leow.

She said that insects are a “really great choice” from not just the health perspective, but also in terms of sustainability.

 

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Asked yourself, who is the real driver behind all these ? None other than our infamous globalists chieftain Klaus Schwab.

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