Abstract: Edible food protein products derived from insects, such as edible textured insect proteins, insect protein concentrates and insect whey protein concentrates, and processes to produce those products, are described. For example, described is a process for producing an edible protein product derived from at least one insect that comprises: processing the at least one insect to produce an insect milk by combining the at least one insect with an extraction buffer solution containing at least one of a monovalent salt, a divalent salt and a phosphate salt, and reducing the at least one insect into a plurality of insect particles of a desired particle size; adjusting a pH level of the insect milk; and heating the insect milk is to coagulate the insect milk to form whey and at least one curd. In some embodiments, the insect protein concentrates and insect whey protein concentrates are in powder form.

Abstract: Edible food protein products derived from insects, such as edible textured insect proteins, insect protein concentrates and insect whey protein concentrates, and processes to produce those products, are described. For example, described is a process for producing an edible protein product derived from at least one insect that comprises: processing the at least one insect to produce an insect milk by combining the at least one insect with an extraction buffer solution containing at least one of a monovalent salt, a divalent salt and a phosphate salt, and reducing the at least one insect into a plurality of insect particles of a desired particle size; adjusting a pH level of the insect milk; and heating the insect milk is to coagulate the insect milk to form whey and at least one curd. In some embodiments, the insect protein concentrates and insect whey protein concentrates are in powder form.