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Creating a
Protein Buzz
with Fruit Flies
The use of edible insects
for food grew more than 58
percent from 2011 to 2015,
according to Innova Market
Insights. And startup Flying
Spark is already revolution-
izing the segment by using
the larvae of the common
Mediterranean fruit fly for a
sustainable protein powder.
The larvae is high in protein,
calcium, iron, and potassium,
odorless, and virtually cho-
lesterol-free. It's also sustain-
able as it requires minimal
water, almost no land, and
almost no human interven-
tion to grow.
Chosen as one of the
first businesses for IKEA's
Bootcamp startup accel-
erator, Flying Spark shares
IKEA's mission to solve some
of the world's most press-
ing problems, like hunger.
Eran Gronich, co-founder &
CEO of Flying Spark, says,
"We're already working with
several major multi-national
food manufacturers, who
are making bread, dough-
nuts, snack bars, sausages,
burgers, and pasta with our
powder." Spark will launch
commercially in 2018.—D.S.
Winter Fancy Food Show Booth 6337
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