IP Library Granted Patent US 12,225,912
Granted Patent B2
US 12,225,912 · App. 18/361,067 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Method to convert insects or worms into nutrient streams and compositions obtained thereby

Inventors: Tarique Arsiwalla (Amsterdam, NL); Kees Wilhelmus Petrus Aarts (Amsterdam, NL)
Assignee: Bühler AG
A23D9/02A23D9/00A23J1/02A23J3/04A23K10/00A23K10/20A23K20/142A23K20/147A23K20/158A23L33/00A23L33/115A23L33/17A23L35/00A61K47/12C11B1/06C11B1/12A23V2002/00
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Patent No.
US 12,225,912
App. No.
18/361,067
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fat-containing composition obtained by converting insects or worms into nutrient streams, such as a fat-containing, an aqueous protein-containing and a solid-containing fraction, including (a) squashing insects or worms thereby obtaining a pulp, the insects or worms reduced in size, (b) heating the pulp to 70-100° C., and (c) subjecting the heated pulp to a physical separation step with the proviso that the method does not contain enzymatic treatment of the pulp. The fat-containing fraction contains at least 80 wt. % insect or worm fat with at least 40 wt. % saturated fats. The aqueous protein fraction can be dried to obtain dried protein material, which contains at least 50 wt. % insect or worm protein-derived matter and at most 25 wt. % insect or worm fat based on dry weight. The protein has a pepsin digestibility of at least 50%. The resulting nutrient streams can be used in food, petfood, feed and pharmaceutical industry.

Claims (5)

1. A fat-containing composition comprising at least 80 wt. % insect or worm fat based on dry weight, wherein at least 40 wt. % of the total fat is saturated fats, the fat comprising at least 7 wt. % lauric acid, C12:0; 5-30 wt. % palmitic acid, C16:0; and 8-40 wt. % oleic acid, C18:1, based on the total fat weight, wherein the fat has a free fatty acids content of less than 0.6 wt. % of the total fat, calculated as the wt. % of oleic acid.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least 85 wt. % insect or worm fat based on dry weight.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the insect or worm fat comprises 45-80 wt. % saturated fats.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fat comprises 8-60 wt. % lauric acid C12:0.

5. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fat comprises 5-15 wt. % linoleic acid C18:2.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 3, 2023
From: BÜHLER INSECT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AG
To: BÜHLER AG
Reel/Frame 064480/0563 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: BUHLER (CHANGZHOU) INSECT TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD
To: BÜHLER INSECT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AG
Reel/Frame 064420/0665 →
Priority Claims (1)
NL 2010268 · Feb 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 16655956 · Oct 17, 2019
Division 14766511
Provisional Application 61761735 · Feb 7, 2013
Related Publication 20230363405A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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