The down-stream processing and product exploitation of yellow mealworm. (OCT.1.2005)

The prossceing technology of yellow mealworm food is of its particularity. Besides strict technology of foreign matter elimination in its earlier stage. Yellow mealworm is also of dual properties—shrimp and dairy products. Toasted foodstuff make by yellow mealworm is of particular crisp insect protein flavour and it is fit for making salted food and additive. Beverage made by yellow mealwormis off dariy products and kernel taste and it is fit for making high protein drink and health oral liquid. The following is some types of technologyical process on yellow mealworm products processing.

1.Processing of original foodstuff

Living insects's impurity elimination -> cleaning -> solidification -> bacteria extinguishment -> dehydration -> sauting and stirring -> bake -> flavour -> finishied product.

The raw material can be yellow mealworm larva or pupa. The end produvt is golden and it tastes crisp. It can be made into the five spices, nunlb and aore flavour, sweet flavour and so on. It can be made as convenience food and can also be provided on dining table.

2. Processing of flavouring powder

Living insect's impurty elimination -> clearing -> solidification -> refrigeration -> dehydration -> baking -> pestle -> concentration -> homogenization -> end product.

The processing of powder is a process hat dehydrated insects are ground. The food added to pothe powder has a good flavour which can be enjoyed for a long time. The powder can be used for seasoning or can be added to all kinds of noodle. It makes the food with redoubled nutritive value and distinctive flavour, but the increase of the food cost is rather little. Yellow mealworm can also be made into the flavouring of all kinda of instant novdles.

3. the making of light refreshments of yellow mealworm

Moon cake

Adding yellow mealworm's powder, whose quantity equal to 8% of common moon cake's. the flavour of moon cake will improved obviously. The process of the moon cakes is the same to thatof common moon cakes.

Rice crust

Adding yellow mealworm's powder 6% matecial amount in the process of rice crust, will make rice crust have a distinctive flavour of flesh shrimps.

Biscuit

Adding yellow mealworm's powder 5% of material amount to biscuit. The biscuit not only has the flavour of high protein yellow mealworm powder, but also redoubles nutrition.

4. The process of yellow mealworm drink

After grinding the fresh insects, filtrating homogenate, mixing, drying and dusting, the fresh yellow mealworm which have been eliminated impurities become a kind of powder, the protein content of which is above 30%of the amount. And its vitamin and microelement content is abundant. The driking which has the flavour of kernel is fit for children and athletes.

5. The processing of yellow mealworm jam

Processing the baked yellow mealworm into jam with colloid and mixing an appropriate quantity of edible oil, peanut powder or sesame powder. A series of jam products will be made after flavouring. Yellow mealworm jam can be taken as product individually, and it also can be made into crunchy candy, stuffing, meat pie, sandwich bread and so on. The products are rich in nutritive value and have a hile chewy texture.

6. The making of yellow mealworm cooked dishes

The insect research institute of Shandong Agriculture University, insect association of Shandong province and Labor Mansion of Tai'an city held insect bangnet many times, yellow mealworm are the main raw material. The speced salt shrimp and flagrant lots pupa. Which are well received by sponges are made of yellow mealworm's larva and pupa.