Billions of eggs
When processing insect eggs, it’s more about volume and less about weight. Just one gram contains 40 – 50 thousand eggs. It’s a huge challenge to mix millions of eggs homogeneously with another solid and to still keep them alive in the process. By applying our ‘gentle touch technology’, more than 97 percent of the eggs emerge from the mixing process undamaged. This is because our mixer works in batches for optimal mixing.
Successful trials
Extensive trials at the Lindor test center show that the Gentle Touch drum mixer perfectly mixes a batch of insect eggs and flour in just six minutes. Even in a stress test, where a batch is mixed for twenty minutes, the mortality rate remains below 3 percent. Also, investigating mortality is a time-consuming process. After testing the different mixtures, it takes months before it is clear whether the eggs have survived the test.
Fluid injection as an extra option
Injecting oils or other liquids into the blending process is a much-requested option. For example, to add nutrients for insect eggs, so that the eggs can transform better.
