KR102581405B1 - Insect feed for pets and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to insect feed for pets, which is made by mixing insect powder containing flower beetles, seaweed, and crickets with vegetable powder containing carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, pumpkin, cabbage, spinach, sweet potatoes, and lotus root, in the form of pellets. It is molded, and the outer circumference of the pellet is coated with oil to protect the feed from external air and moisture to prevent spoilage of the feed, minimize dust generation, and provide the nutrients required for pets in an environmentally friendly and inexpensive manner. It's about insect food for pets.

Description

Insect feed for pets and its manufacturing method {Insect feed for pets and its manufacturing method}

The present invention relates to insect feed for pets and a method for producing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to insect feed for pets and a method for producing the same. In more detail, the feed is manufactured using insect powder, and provides feed in the form of pellets in which insect powder is placed in the core and the outer shell is coated with insect oil. Insects for pets that provide the nutrients required for pets in an eco-friendly and inexpensive way, extend the storage period of feed due to the antioxidant effect of insect oil, and reduce the unique insect odor by placing insect powder in the core. It relates to feed and its manufacturing method.

As the economy develops, consumers' desire for safe food increases, and as the perception of pets changes to companion animals, there is a growing interest in pet food among people who raise pets (hereinafter referred to as pet guardians). Interest is growing.

However, conventional pet food products used grains and meat (mainly meat waste, etc.) as nutritional ingredients. As the grain content increased in consideration of production costs, etc., pets suffered from obesity, heart disease (due to taurin deficiency), and obesity. There were problems causing diseases such as kidney disease (due to potassium deficiency).

Therefore, research is underway to develop new feed that can improve the nutritional status of pet food.

For example, Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0785375 discloses a feed to prevent heavy metal poisoning disease using herbal medicines such as ginseng and Banja, and Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0085969 contains water parsley extract. Information on an immune-boosting functional pet food composition is disclosed.

However, this prior art had the problem of increasing feed production costs because it used expensive materials, and furthermore, it was not possible to increase the protein content most required by pets.

The purpose of the present invention to solve the above problems is to manufacture feed using insect powder, and to provide feed in the form of pellets in which insect powder is placed in the core and the outer skin is coated with insect oil, thereby providing nutrients required for pets. To provide insect feed for pets and a manufacturing method thereof that can be supplied eco-friendly and inexpensively, while extending the storage period of the feed due to the antioxidant effect of insect oil and reducing the unique insect odor by placing insect powder in the core. there is.

In the above, the insect oil has another purpose of using brown mealworm larvae oil to give the feed a nutty smell while having an antioxidant effect, thereby increasing the preference of pets and prolonging the preservation period of the feed.

In addition, another purpose is to enable supplementation of vitamins, fiber, minerals, etc. required by pets by using vegetable powder.

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is a core portion composed of insect powder; An outer skin part that forms the outer skin of the core part and includes an auxiliary powder for forming feed that satisfies the essential nutrients required for feed along with the nutrients contained in the core part; It is a pellet-type insect feed for pets that is composed of insect oil and includes a coating portion coated on the outside of the outer skin.

The outer skin contains vegetable powder.

The insect oil that forms the coating part is brown mealworm larvae oil obtained by baking in an oven and then pressing.

Another feature of the present invention is the process of blanching insects from which intestinal excretions have been removed in hot water at 30 to 100°C for 1-60 minutes, then drying and pulverizing the moisture content to 10% or less, and washing vegetables to a moisture content of 10% or less. A process of drying and pulverizing to less than %, the insect powder and vegetable powder are respectively inputted into the core molding section and the skin molding section of the double extruder and molded into pellets, with the insect powder forming the core portion and the vegetable powder forming the outer skin. There is a method for manufacturing insect feed for pets, which includes the process of forming a molding process and spraying insect oil on the surface of the pellet to form a coating part.

At this time, the insects are dried using a microwave.

According to the present invention constructed as described above, insects are used as a protein source that can provide balanced nutrition to pets, so it has the effect of reducing the amount of meat used and providing inexpensive and environmentally friendly feed for pets. It has the effect of providing a sufficient amount of protein.

In addition, the insect powder is placed in the core part so that the unique smell of insects is double blocked by the outer skin and the coating part to minimize the generation of odor, and the insect oil that makes up the coating layer allows the insect powder, which is a protein component, to come in contact with the air. Not only does this block slow down spoilage, but it also has the effect of prolonging the preservation period of the feed due to the antioxidant effect of the insect oil.

In addition, the insect oil has the effect of preventing dust from flying during storage and feeding of feed.

Additionally, vegetable powder has the effect of providing fiber, vitamins and minerals necessary for pets in addition to protein at a low cost.

1 is a diagram showing the composition of insect food for pets according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a diagram showing a method of manufacturing insect food for pets according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

The insect feed for pets according to the present invention includes a core portion (10) composed of insect powder, forming the outer shell of the core portion (10), and the essential nutrients required for the feed along with the nutrients contained in the core portion. A pellet-type pet insect feed consisting of an outer skin (20) composed of an auxiliary powder for feed composition that satisfies the ingredients, and a coating portion (30) composed of insect oil and coated on the outside of the outer skin. there is.

The insect powder forming the core part above is used as a sweetener source. For example, known edible insects such as white-spotted radish larvae, brown mealworm larvae, double-star crickets, rhinoceros beetle larvae, grasshoppers, silkworms, and black beetle larvae are used, Among these, a choice or a mixture of two or more are used. In the embodiment of the present invention, equal amounts of white-spotted flower larvae, brown mealworm larvae, and double-star crickets are mixed and used, and the amount of use can be adjusted depending on the desired effect. do.

In the above, white-spotted radish caterpillars (slugs) are widely used as medicine, and 'Donguibogam' includes diseases originating in the human liver, such as liver cancer, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and relieving accumulated fatigue, as well as vision loss, cataracts, and malignant boils. It is said to be effective in treating adult diseases such as stomatitis, tetanus, and stroke.

The larvae of the brown mealworm (Gosoae), an insect of the order Coleoptera, are called 'Gosoae' because of their savory taste (shrimp taste). They are about 50% protein and have an excellent fat content of 76-79% of unsaturated fatty acids. It is an edible insect with a nutritious composition, and as a result of research on the functionality of Gosoae since 2012 by the Rural Development Administration's Insect Industry Department, it was found to be effective in anti-dementia, anti-cancer activity, anti-inflammation, hair promotion, anti-obesity, anti-diabetes, etc.

Crickets are usually made from double-star crickets, and contain more than 65% protein and about 15% fat, of which saturated fat is 29.19/unsaturated fat 61.6, which contains a lot of unsaturated fat and essential amino acids and Contains non-essential amino acids evenly.

Specifically, it is not only rich in omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA, but also rich in chitosan, has high fat (218% fat) and high protein (5281% protein) ingredients, and contains palmitic acid, oleic acid and It contains a large amount of linoleic acid and other essential unsaturated fatty acids of the ω-3 and ω-6 series.

Meanwhile, in order to minimize the smell caused by excrement present in the intestines when manufacturing the above-mentioned insect powder, after rearing, the excrement remaining in the intestine is removed using a special diet, the body is split to remove the excrement, or the excrement is removed by soaking in water. After removing it, blanch it in hot water and then use the dried one.

The above-mentioned special diets for removing excrement are functional feeds containing a large amount of plant fiber such as pumpkin and aloe, or functional feeds with the function of cleaning organs such as rice bran and germ. These special diets are consumed for 2 to 5 days. Provide only food.

Then, the insect from which excrement has been removed as described above is blanched in hot water at 30 to 100°C for 1-60 minutes to remove foreign substances and toxins on the surface of the insect.

The food for the edible insects may be mainly composed of cellulose, such as oak sawdust, or may be mainly composed of fermented organic matter, such as horse manure, so that toxins contained in sawdust compost or organic matter may remain in the organs or epidermis of the insect, and these toxins may remain in the insect's organs or epidermis. It can cause a foul odor that is difficult to ingest along with excrement, and if ingested, it can enter the pet and cause various diseases such as abdominal pain, so it must be removed.

Insects blanched with excrement removed as described above are dried so that the moisture content is less than 10%. Drying methods include hot air drying, freeze drying, or microwave drying, but most preferably micro-drying. Dry with waves.

In the case of freeze-drying or hot-air drying, this is a method of vaporizing/evaporating the moisture in food ingredients within a certain period of time by lowering or raising the external temperature. Moisture may remain in the body, which may cause a characteristic insect smell later, but micro In the case of Wave, it generates heat by colliding water molecules in the body more than 2.45 billion times per second in a very short period of time, so drying and cooking occur simultaneously, so the odor caused by moisture disappears and a savory aroma is released as it cooks.

Therefore, in the present invention, drying is performed for 5 to 15 minutes per 100 g of insects using a microwave of 700 to 800 W.

Insects dried in this way are pulverized into powder through a grinder (110). At this time, toxic parts such as horns and teeth, and excessively hard parts such as shells, wings, and legs may become stuck in the pet's throat during ingestion. Therefore, remove it by filtering it through a 100 mesh sieve.

The insect powder formed in this way may be a high-protein food, but may be lacking in vitamins and minerals, so vegetable powder is manufactured to form an outer skin.

In the above, the vegetable powder is selected from carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, pumpkin, cabbage, spinach, sweet potato, and lotus root, or a mixture of two or more is used. The vegetables are washed, dried to a moisture content of 10% or less, and then ground to 100 mesh or less. and use it.

In addition, the above-mentioned insect powder and vegetable powder are respectively introduced into the core molding section and the outer skin molding section of the double extruder, so that the insect powder forms the core part and the vegetable powder forms the outer skin part. In order to secure the fluidity of the powder during this molding process, moisture, By adding 1 to 2 percent (%) of one or a mixture of two or more selected from starch and lignin relative to the weight of the powder forming each core portion or the weight of the powder forming the outer skin to increase fluidity, discharged from the extruder. Make this easy.

In this way, the pellet-type feed formed to a predetermined size by an extruder is dried to a moisture content of 10% or less, and then insect oil is sprayed on the surface to form a coating portion.

At this time, any insect oil can be applied, but in an embodiment of the present invention, brown mealworm oil obtained by baking brown mealworm larvae with recognized antioxidant effects in an oven at 150-200°C for 5-20 minutes and then pressing them is used. As described above, the oven-baked brown waste oil smells like shrimp due to the chitin component contained in the shell.

The insect feed for pets of the present invention prepared in this way contains 17.7% or more crude protein, 17.7% or less crude fat, 7.7% or less ash, 8.3% or less crude fiber, 14.1% or less moisture, vitamins A, B, C, K, calcium, and magnesium. , iron, etc.

10: core part
20: outer skin
30: coating part

Claims (6)

A core portion (10) composed of insect powder;
An outer skin part (20) that forms the outer skin of the core part and includes auxiliary powder for feed composition that satisfies the essential nutrients required for feed along with the nutrients contained in the core part;
It is composed of insect oil and is in the form of a pellet, including a coating portion 30 coated on the outside of the outer skin,
Vegetable powder is included in the outer skin of the pellet,
Insect feed for pets, which minimizes the generation of odor by placing insect powder in the core part (10) so that the unique smell of insects is double blocked by the outer skin part (20) and the coating part (30). delete The insect feed for pets according to claim 1, wherein the insect oil is brown mealworm larvae oil. The insect feed for pets according to claim 1, wherein the insect powder is selected from white-spotted larvae, brown mealworm larvae, double-star crickets, rhinoceros beetle larvae, grasshoppers, silkworms, and white beetle larvae, or a mixture thereof. A process of blanching insects from which intestinal excretions have been removed in hot water at 30 to 100°C for 1-60 minutes, drying them to a moisture content of 10% or less, and pulverizing them;
The process of washing vegetables, drying them to a moisture content of 10% or less, and then grinding them.
A process of molding the insect powder and the vegetable powder into the core molding section and the skin molding section of the dual extruder, respectively, into pellets, with the insect powder forming the core portion and the vegetable powder forming the outer skin portion,
It includes the process of forming a coating by spraying insect oil on the surface of the pellet,
A method of manufacturing insect feed for pets, characterized by minimizing the generation of odor by placing insect powder in the core part so that the unique smell of insects is double blocked by the outer skin and coating part. The method of claim 5, wherein the insects are dried using a microwave.