Determination of Shelf-life and Optimal Storage Conditions for Cricket Powder

Entomo Farms，前身为Next Millennium Farms，是一家专门从事昆虫研究的当地公司。 蛋白质生产他们的昆虫蛋白粉是专门为人类消费而加工的，是独特的，创新的，极有营养的，环境可持续的。 粮食生产模式。Entomo Farms致力于成为世界领先的供应商， 蛋白质替代品，以最好的有机和世界一流的昆虫蛋白质的形式，味道很好 产品和食谱。此外，Entomo Farms正在努力使，鼓励和教育更多 人们对其蛋白质碳足迹的相关性和社会政治影响的认识。与 人们越来越意识到他们的食物是如何准备的，并努力争取更多的 有机和无转基因产品，以及缺铁等问题，Entomo农场提供了一个 无麸质，蛋白质替代品，通过其板球粉，有两倍的蛋白质量比 牛肉的钙含量比牛奶高，含有全部九种必需氨基酸，铁含量比菠菜高。 所有这些都是通过使用一小部分典型的农业必需品（水和饲料）来实现的。 牛肉、猪肉和鸡肉的养殖要求。商业零售商对销售有着巨大的兴趣 该产品;然而，Entomo农场必须首先能够满足几个国际和加拿大 食品检验局（CFIA）指南。该项目（第一阶段）的目的是解决 工业食品标签：日期标记和储存说明，来自加拿大食品 检查机构（CFIA）的指导方针，并为Entomo Farms提供最佳的日期， 确定保质期以及公司板球的最佳储存说明 粉末产品。影响稳定性的因素（即粗脂肪、粗蛋白、水分百分比、铁等） 将进行测量，并进行稳定性测试和储存条件，包括包装选项， 在12个月的时间内使用公认的方法进行调查。第一阶段项目的成果将 向公司提供必要的信息，包括包装上的最佳日期， 并为他们提供板球粉的最佳储存条件，以满足经销商的要求 用于转售目的。

Entomo Farms, previously Next Millennium Farms, is a local company who specialize in insect protein production. Their insect protein powder, which is specifically and exclusively processed for human consumption, is unique, innovative, extremely nutritious and an environmentally sustainable model of food production. Entomo Farms is motivated to be recognized as a world leader in providing protein alternatives in the form of the finest organic and world-class insect proteins with great tasting products and recipes. Additionally, Entomo Farms is striving to enable, encourage and educate more people on the relevance and socio-political impact of their protein carbon footprint. With the population becoming more conscious about how their food is prepared and endeavoring towards more organic and GMO free products, as well as issues such as iron deficiency, Entomo Farms offers a gluten-free, protein alternative through its cricket powder that has twice the amount of protein than beef, more calcium than milk, includes all nine essential amino acids, and has more iron than spinach. All of this is accomplished by using a fraction of the farming essentials (water and feed) that typical beef, pork, and chicken farming require. There is tremendous interest from commercial retailers to sell this product; however Entomo Farms must first be able to satisfy several International and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) guidelines. The purpose of this project (phase 1) is to address the Food Labeling for Industry: Date Markings and Storage Instructions, from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) guidelines and provide Entomo Farms with a best before date through determination of shelf-life as well as the optimal storage instructions for the companys cricket powder product. Factors affecting stability (i.e. crude fat, crude protein, percent moisture, iron, etc.) will be measured and stability tests and storage conditions, including packaging options, will be investigated using accepted methods over a 12 month period. The results of this first phase project will provide the company with the information necessary to include a best before date on packaging, as well as provide them with the optimal storage conditions for the cricket powder to satisfy distributors for re-sale purposes.