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Your professional snack
The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is producer for cats and
considered the key species for the production dogs with a well-rounded
of pet food. snack assortment for
your private label –
Made in Germany.

• Transparent origin of the
raw materials
• Clearly defined quality
standards
• Production, retail and
logistics processes certified
by IFS
Photo: Brett Hondow, Pixabay

to obtain protein af-
ter just 14 days, the
yellow mealworm
takes rather longer, Photo: katerinavulcova, Pixabay
between 70 and 100
days. What is com-
mon to both is the Pet food "Made in Germany"
potential content of
defatted meal pro- Join the ranks of the
tein of between 60 winners in the fast-
and 70 per cent. It is growing snack market
thus no wonder that for dogs and cats!
the BSF accounts
for the major share Yellow mealworms are also used to supply protein for the production of pet food.
of production of insect proteins. report that an entirely new class only are the treats rich in protein,
The BSF is demonstrated to of customers has emerged: a however; they also provide pets
have a high share of total pro- well-informed, enlightened cli- with countless valuable nutri-
teins, natural hypoallergenicity, entele that is signficantly more ents. They contain calcium, phos-
a high level of digestibility with receptive to innovative alterna- phorus, lauric acid, amino acids
a high flavour content and a low tive food products. These include and iron among other things. It is
carbon footprint of around 1.2- treats based on insect protein obvious, therefore, why the small
2.1 kg CO per kilogram of pro- for their new four-legged family treats offer a healthy alternative
2
tein. members. to conventional rewards. And of
Insect chew treats have a course, it shouldn’t be forgotten
A new class of customers high protein content as well as that insect protein is ideal for
The pandemic has caused many a biological valence of roughly pets suffering from allergies.
more families and single people 85 per cent. This means that the n
to acquire a dog or cat in the last dog treats are highly digestible
two years. Pet product retailers and thus are well tolerated. Not

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