That's right, the next Miss Belgium is unlikely to be a cricket. It might not be the sexiest thing in the world, but there are more
important things in life, right?
In fact, 1 out of 3 inhabitants of our dear planet already consumes them. So, what are we waiting for ?
Apart from its little nutty taste, the European cricket has many other benefits ...
WATER CONSUMPTION
Did you know that 2200 litres of water are needed for you to eat 100g of beef ?
Replace that with crickets and this number drops by 2000 times less!
REARING AREA
Traditional meat farming takes up a lot of space ... In fact, every day, entire forests disappear to make place for traditional meat farming. Crickets ?
They can be raised vertically in our cities using 15 times less space than meat !
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Cows are experts in this area and emit mainly methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas. Crickets emit much less ... 60 times less greenhouse gas than cows !
To obtain the same amount of protein :
Beef
Eggs
Plants
Cricket
Beef
Cricket
To obtain the same amount of protein :
Grillon
Beef
To obtain the same amount of protein :
Cricket
PROTEIN INTAKE
What about nutrition ? Is cricket as good for our bodies ?
Absolutely ! In addition to being super-rich in protein (an incredible 69% compared to 26% for beef), they are real nutritional bombs, rich in vitamins and fibre, ... !
More vitamins B12 than in salmon
More potassium than in bananas
More calcium than in milk
More iron than in spinach
More Omega 3 than in salmon
Proportion of protein contained for 1kg :
Cricket
Poultry
Beef
Fish
GIVE IT A TRY
