The market for edible insects, such as silkworms and crickets, is growing rapidly. In the US and the Netherlands, it is already possible to buy foods made from crickets and larvae. China recently launched snacks made from silkworms, created by the company Bugsolutely. Bella Pupa snacks arrived in supermarkets at the end of last year and, according to their inventors, quickly became a sales success.
“Compared to pork and chicken, silkworms have twice the essential amino acids, twice the iron found in an egg and more than 10 times the zinc and magnesium values of milk,” says Massimo Reverberi, founder of Bugsolutely.
