Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of chitin and/or chitosan from insects. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for the production of chitin and/or chitosan from insect cuticles, comprising an insect cuticle pressing step, followed by a step involving the enzymatic hydrolysis of the insect cuticles using a proteolytic enzyme, the cuticles having been treated with an oxidising agent prior to the enzymatic hydrolysis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 30, 2015
Publication date:
May 23, 2019
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Nathalie Berezina, Antoine Hubert, Fabrice Berro, Jean-Gabriel Levon, Karine Le Roux, Cecilia Socolsky, Lorena Sanchez, Sophie Laurent
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method including heat treatment of a composition including chitin and water-soluble vitamins and/or derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to a granule which can be obtained by the method according to the invention, a granule comprising chitin and water-soluble vitamins and/or derivatives thereof, and the use of said granules in human food or animal feed, more particularly in fish feed. Finally, the invention relates to the use of chitin to protect water-soluble vitamins during heat treatment.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 18, 2016
Publication date:
October 25, 2018
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Antoine HUBERT, Nathalie BEREZINA, Benjamin ARMENJON
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for breeding insects, comprising growth phases during which the insects are stored in a controlled environment, said growth phases alternating with operating sequences during which at least one specific breeding operation is performed. The method comprises a sequence, referred to as synchronization sequence, during which a batch of insects is sorted and divided into a plurality of size or maturity categories in separate containers, then said containers (31, 32) are grouped together to form basic breeding units (UE) comprising a predefined number of containers (31, 32), a basic breeding unit (UE) comprising only insects of the same category.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 12, 2016
Publication date:
March 22, 2018
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Solène Comparat, Antoine Hubert, Fabrice Berro, Jean-Gabriel Levon
Abstract: The invention relates to a farm for rearing insects, comprising a first zone (Z1) in which the insects being reared are stored in containers while they grow and a second zone (Z2) comprising at least one station configured for effecting a rearing-related task on the insects in a container or on said container. The containers are grouped in the first zone (Z1) in sets of palletized containers referred to as basic units. The first zone (Z1) comprises pallet racks in which the basic units are disposed. The first zone (Z1) is furthermore equipped with an automated device configured to move the basic units between the first zone (Z1) and an interface (1) with the second zone (Z2).
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 13, 2016
Publication date:
March 15, 2018
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Solène Comparat, Antoine Hubert, Fabrice Berro, Jean-Gabriel Levon, Frank Launay, Thibault Sarton Du Jonchay
Abstract: The invention relates to chitin, a hydrolysate and a method for the production of at least one desired product from insects. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for the production of at least one desired product from insects, comprising an insect cuticle pressing step, followed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the insect cuticles using a proteolytic enzyme.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 30, 2015
Publication date:
January 18, 2018
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Nathalie Berezina, Antoine Hubert, Fabrice Berro, Jean-Gabriel Levon, Karine Le Roux, Cecilia Socolsky, Lorena Sanchez, Sophie Laurent
Abstract: The present invention relates to a beetle powder containing at least 67% by weight protein and at least 5% by weight chitin, the weight percentages relating to the total weight of the beetle powder. The invention is also directed to a method for preparing the beetle powder and to the uses thereof, in particular in human or animal nutrition.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 30, 2015
Publication date:
January 4, 2018
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Benjamin Armenjon, Nathalie Berezina, Sophie Laurent, Cecilia Socolsky, Lorena Sanchez, Antoine Hubert
Abstract: The invention relates to chitin, a hydrolysate and a method for the production of at least one desired product from insects. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for the production of chitin and/or chitosan from insect cuticles, comprising a step in which insect cuticles are treated with an oxidising agent, followed by a step involving the enzymatic hydrolysis of the insect cuticles using a proteolytic enzyme.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 30, 2015
Publication date:
January 4, 2018
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Nathalie Berezina, Antoine Hubert, Fabrice Berro, Jean-Gabriel Levon, Karine Le Roux, Cecilia Socolsky, Lorena Sanchez, Sophie Laurent
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing at least 67% by weight crude proteins, at least 5% by weight chitin, the weight percentages relating to the total weight of the composition, and 85% by weight digestible protein relative to the total weight of crude protein. The invention is also directed to a method for preparing the composition and to the uses thereof, in particular in human or animal nutrition.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 30, 2015
Publication date:
December 14, 2017
Applicant:
YNSECT
Inventors:
Benjamin Armenjon, Nathalie Berezina, Sophie Laurent, Antoine Hubert, Cecilia Socolsky, Lorena Sanchez