PHYLUM ARTHROPODA BASED NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT

• US 20120148712A1
• Filed: 11/18/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BUGmuscLe, LLC
• Original Assignee: BUGmuscLe, LLC
• Inventors: Noerr, Cameron David, Guilfoyle, Dianne Lee
• Application Number:
  US13/300,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20120148712A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/231
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/175 Amino acids
• CPC Class Codes: A23P 10/40 free-flowing powder or instant powder, i.e. powder which is reconstituted rapidly when liquid is added A23P10/20, A23P10/30 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/02 Food

Abstract

An arthropod based nutritional supplement may comprise one species within the arthropod phylum or two or more species within the arthropoda phylum combined together. These arthropods are powderized and its nutritional profile analyzed. Based on the nutritional profile of the powderized arthropods, additional powderized arthropoda or additional nutritional components may be added in order to develop a nutritional profile that can satisfy a particular need for a body builder, a man, a woman or provide generic meal replacement.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing an arthropod based nutritional supplement, the method comprising the steps of:

separating arthropods from frass;

freezing the arthropods;

cooking the arthropods in boiling liquid while wrapped in a liquid permeable layer;

removing the arthropods from the boiling liquid;

pre-treating the arthropods in a brine to destroy pathogens that may cause food borne illnesses;

mechanically removing liquid from the liquid permeable layer and the arthropods;

dehydrating the arthropods;

powderizing the dehydrated arthropods to a powder form;

mixing powdered arthropods and nutritional supplements to achieve a desired amino acid profile based on a nutritional profile of the powdered arthropods.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the separating step including the step of placing a funnel in a container with the arthropods stored therein so that the arthropods can climb onto an inner surface of the funnel.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the funnel has a cylindrical shape.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the freezing step includes the step of placing the arthropods into a freezer maintained at a temperature at around or below zero degrees Fahrenheit.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the cooking step includes the step of wrapping the arthropods in cheese cloth and dunking the wrapped arthropods in the boiling liquid.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-treating step includes the step of soaking the arthropods in the brine for about five minutes.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the removing liquid step includes the step of wringing out the liquid from the liquid permeable layer.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the dehydrating step includes the step of placing the arthropods within a dehydrator until the arthropods are dehydrated.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the dehydrating step includes the step of placing the arthropods within an oven to dry the arthropods and stirring the arthropods while being dried in the oven.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein determination of the nutritional profile of the processed arthropods are accomplished by way of a laboratory analysis.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the mixing step includes the step of adding additional nutritional components based on the nutritional profile of the powder arthropods.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the powderizing step is accomplished with a food processor or blender.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of analyzing the arthropods mixed with the nutritional supplements to determine the nutritional profile of the mixed arthropoda and the nutritional supplements.

14. A method of processing an arthropod for human consumption, the method comprising the steps of:

analyzing a nutritional profile of an arthropod;

processing the arthropod for human consumption;

mixing whey protein isolate and coconut to the processed arthropod to optimize the nutritional profile of the mixture for human consumption based on the analyzed nutritional profile of the arthropod.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the analyzing step comprises the step of analyzing a macro nutritional profile of the arthropod.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the analyzing step comprises the step of analyzing a micro nutritional profile of the arthropod.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the arthropod is one or a combination of a cricket, mealworm, fly, ant and locust.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the arthropod is a mealworm and the processed mealworm is mixed with whey protein isolate and coconut in the following weight percentages:

processed mealworm 35% to 55%, whey protein isolate 20% to 40% and coconut 15% to 35%.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the arthropod is a cricket and the processed cricket is mixed with whey protein isolate and coconut in the following weight percentages:

processed cricket 40% to 60%, whey protein isolate 15% to 35% and coconut 15% to 35%.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the arthropod is a fly and the processed flies are mixed with whey protein isolate and coconut in the following weight percentages:

processed flies 30% to 50%, whey protein isolate 25% to 45% and coconut 15% to 35%.

21. The method of claim 14 wherein the arthropod is an ant and the processed ants are mixed with whey protein isolate and coconut in the following weight percentages:

processed ant 40% to 60%, whey protein isolate 10% to 30% and coconut 20% to 40%.

22. The method of claim 14 wherein the arthropod is a locust and the processed locusts are mixed with whey protein isolate and coconut in the following weight percentages:

processed locusts 40% to 60%, whey protein isolate 10% to 30% and coconut 20% to 40%.

23. A method of processing an arthropod for human consumption, the method comprising the steps of:

analyzing an amino acid profile of an arthropod;

processing the arthropod for human consumption;

mixing an additional nutritional component to the processed arthropod to optimize the amino acid profile of the mixture for human consumption based on the analyzed nutritional profile of the arthropod.