00:00How Insects Are Quietly Transforming Your Everyday Foods
00:05A cricket flour protein bar sits beside a metal mixing bowl.
00:09Food makers grind, roast, glaze and color products with insects from farms and kitchens.
00:15Crickets become fine flour for protein bars, baked goods and pasta, bringing a mild nutty
00:22taste and complete amino acids.
00:25Mealworms roast on a tray or grind into flour and their dry bodies can carry more protein
00:30by weight than beef.
00:32Black soldier fly larvae break down organic waste, then turn into protein-rich feed and
00:37experimental food powders.
00:40Cochineal beetles dry under bright light, and processors extract carmine dye for red candy,
00:45yogurt, cosmetics and drinks.
00:48Black bugs leave resin on tree branches, and shellac gives jelly beans and chocolate-coated
00:53nuts a glossy finish.
00:55Black ants scatter across chef plates and cocktail rims, adding a citrus tang from natural formic
01:01acid.
01:02Caterpillars fry in hot pans across Africa, Asia and Latin America, turning into crunchy,
01:08high-protein snacks.
01:10Silkworm pupae roast in Asian markets, where cooks serve the nutty insects in street food
01:15bowls.
01:16Cicadas blanch in boiling water before roasting, and cooks add the shrimp-like insects to tacos,
01:22stir-fries and desserts.
01:24Palm weevil larvae grill over open heat, while food makers also grind them into flour for
01:30baked goods.
01:31Cricket bars, red candies, glossy jelly beans and roasted larvae show insects hiding in familiar
01:38food forms.
01:39A shopper reads a food label while a red candy shines under grocery store lights.
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