Insect-based Nutrition

Leo Wein – Protenga AquaSG 2018

What role can insects play as a sustainable ingredient for aquafeed?

Protenga Pte Ltd [email protected] +65 9186 6814 (SG / WhatsApp) +60 17 386 2515 (MY)

PROTENGAInsect-based Nutrition

Agenda 1.! Intro and overview 2.!Alternative protein & insects 3.! Insect-based Nutrition: Product and Production 4.!Applications, characteristics, benefits 5.!Outlook

Leo Wein


Tech-enabled insect farming systems for Black Soldier Fly

Larvae as aquafeed

Data-driven Insect=Tech

Feed makes up 50-80% of total cost for most aquaculture farms

and relies on imported, unsustainable, increasingly expensive raw materials

Soy Protein Concentrate Algae Protein

Insect Protein Single-Cell Protein Fishmeal 65% protein 1.5 USD / kg

By-Products (meat/plant)

Protein Sources

An emerging industry

Farmed Insects

65% protein 20 USD/kg



Insects for Food Insects for Feed

Insect-based Nutrition for Aquaculture

Whole Larvae •! Live •! Dried

Protein Meal •! Whole Meal •! Concentrated

Insect-Oil •! Whole oil •! Fractions

Feed Pellets •! Pelletized •! Extruded

Fertilizer •! Powder •! pellets

Why Black Soldier Fly Larvae?

Production !! Scalable !! Cost-competitive !! input availability !! Resource-efficient !! Highly-productive !! Decentralized !! Circular Economy

Product !! Nutritious !! Palatable & Attractive !! Natural diet !! Sustainable !! Local & fresh !! Traceable !! Safe !! Anti-microbial !! Health-promoting

Local, low-value organic material

Tech-enabled insect farming of Black Soldier Fly

Insect-based Animal Feed

Local Quality Food

Bio-Fertilizer

How are insects produced?

Downstream Processing

BSF Larvae Rearing

Process Overview

Data-driven distributed farming system (Insect=Tech)

!! Low-capex hardware !! Reduce and simplify labor !! Process, product and cost consistency !! Continuous improvement

Productivity & Sustainability

Time: 5+10 days cycle time

Water: Depends on feedstock; rain water useable <5L / kg product Waste: None

Productivity per 10 day cycle Surface area (per m2) WM: 10.8 kg Defatted Protein: 2.9 kg Volume (6 layers/m3): WM: 64.8 kg Defatted Protein : 17.4 kg Vertical System (30 layers): WM: 324 kg Defatted Protein : 87 kg

FCR (DM:DM): 1.5-4

Energy: Ventilation, Drying, Processing machinery

Input: Local, low-value protein biomass

Insect-based Feed: Applications

Proximate Analysis Crude Protein! 49%!Crude Fat! 24%!Moisture (max)! <7%!Crude Fiber! 8%!Ash! 7%!Calcium ! 0.7%!Phosphorus! 1%!

Nutritional Characteristics (BSF Whole Dried Larvae) Protenga Whole Meal

Nutritional Characteristics

Proximate Analysis

Crude Protein! 60%!Crude Fat! <7%!Moisture (max)! <6%!Crude Fiber! 9%!Ash! 8%!Calcium ! 0.8%!Phosphorus! 1%!

Alanine !"#$!!Arginine !"#%!!Aspartic Acid !$#"!!Cystine !%#&!!Glutamic Acid !&#'!!Glycine !"#"!Histidine !"#(!!Isoleucine !)#*!!Leucine !(#'!!Lysine !"#+!!Methionine !'#%!!Phenylalanine !)#(!!Proline !"#%!!Serine !)#"!!Threonine !)#)!!Tyrosine !"#$!!Valine !(#'!!

Amino Acid Profile

Hermet Meal – Defatted (HM-DF)

Proximate Analysis

Fat! >97%!Protein! <2%!Moisture <1% Saturated FA 68.1% Monounsaturated FA 20% Polyunsaturated FA 11.9%

Lauric Acid !"+#+!!Palmitic Acid '&#$!Oleic Acid !'(#&!Linoleic Acid !''#'!!Myristic Acid !+#(!!Stearic Acid !"#,!Palmitoleic Acid !)#*!Capric Acid !'#"!!Myristoleic Acid !'#"!!a-Linolenic Acid %#*!Eicosadienoic Acid !%#+!!Heneicosanoic Acid !%#$!!

Fatty Acids (% of TFA)

Hermet Whole Oil (HW-O)


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Protein & Amino Acids

>75% Digestibility

Oil & fatty acids

•! Not restricted use

•! BSF larvae: Lauric fatty acid => antiviral and antimicrobial properties •! Piglets => higher feed intake = better gut health and less diarrhea incidences

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Beyond Crude Protein: Chitin and derivatives

Beyond Crude Protein: Antimicrobial peptides

•! more than 150!insect proteins with antimicrobial activity

•! Pigs & broilers: improve growth performance, promotes nutrient digestibility and gut health, positively alters intestinal microbiota, and enhances immune function

•! Broilers: can be used as alternative to antibiotics as a growth promoter!

Other functionalities to explore

Palatability & attraction Physical properties

Safety

-! Heavy metals (As, Pb, Hg) -! Microbial (e.Coli, Salmonella) -! Pesticides & chemicals -! Mycotoxins

DIRECTIVE 2002/32/EC

Insect-based Feed Market

Home Use Early Trials Commercial Trials Commercial Products. Commodity

We are

here!

Current situation

Supply

< 30.000 tons / year

Price

1.5-8 USD / kg

Markets

Pet Food Aquaculture Livestock farming

Insect as feed … additives

•! Ease adoption in fish & shrimp feed (but also poultry, pigs, pet food)

!!Provide more balanced, diverse natural nutrition for well-being, health & growth

•! Active research on insect protein and growth, but also contribution to health

Insect-based Feed Marketing Innovations

1.! Commodity Ingredient (“Fishmeal Replacement”)

2.! Branded Macro Ingredient Products

3.! Additive Products

4.! Partnerships for branded consumer products based on insect ingredients

Outlook

Joint development towards sustainable feed for aquaculture -  Significant supply increase in next 5 years for insect-based nutrition

-  Expansion of farm and feed-mill collaborations for longitudinal commercial trials

-  Expansion of research and testing on sustainable standard formulations with insects in combination with other sustainable ingredients for key ASEAN aquaculture species

-  Awareness, education + branding and product development

-  Macro-Trends aligned for need of sustainable feed development to support ASEAN aquaculture growth

-  Insects can be an important part of the solution (but not the only answer)

-  Opportunity to create local, resilient, high-quality food production

Questions & Discussion

Contact: [email protected]


Thank You

Call for collaborations: -! Feed formulation -! Feeding trials -! Product co-development

Insect-based Nutrition

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