{"id":11635,"date":"2023-12-18T09:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T08:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=11635"},"modified":"2023-12-18T09:35:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T08:35:04","slug":"arla-foods-ingredients-partners-with-enorm-to-harness-upcycling-power-of-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/arla-foods-ingredients-partners-with-enorm-to-harness-upcycling-power-of-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Arla Foods Ingredients partners with ENORM to harness upcycling power of insects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arla Foods Ingredients partners with ENORM to harness upcycling power of insects<\/h1>\/ in E-News<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Arla Foods Ingredients has teamed up with ENORM, Northern Europe\u2019s largest insect farm, in a partnership that will significantly reduce food waste.<\/h3>\n

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Delactosed permeate (DLP) is a residual dairy stream generated in large volumes during lactose production. Most DLP is currently used as material for biogas production, which is a less preferable option than re-use for animal feed according to the food waste hierarchy set out in the EU\u2019s Waste Framework Directive [1].<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Arla Foods Ingredients has long been investigating ways to address this challenge, but DLP\u2019s composition has previously made it difficult to use in traditional animal feed. This is about to change thanks to the larvae of the black soldier fly. Currently used by ENORM for animal feed, they also offer huge potential as a healthy and sustainable source of protein for humans.<\/p>\n

Having developed the capacity to turn DLP into feed for the larvae, Arla Foods Ingredients has been supplying ENORM with DLP for trial production for several years. However, on 6 December 2023 ENORM opened a major new facility in Flemming, Denmark, and is gearing up
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As a result, the amount of DLP that Arla Foods Ingredients supplies to ENORM will increase substantially \u2013 to 15 truckloads a week from early 2024. When the new facility is up and running, it will be able to produce 100 tonnes of larvae daily \u2013 enough for more than 10,000 tonnes of insect meal.<\/p>\n

Because its destination will be feed rather than biogas, the partnership will allow DLP to move up in the waste hierarchy. Arla Foods Ingredients estimates that the partnership will enable its Danmark Protein facility to achieve a significant (16%) reduction in food waste.<\/p>\n

S\u00f8nke M\u00f8ller, senior sales developer at Arla Foods Ingredients, said: \u201cA commit-ment to circularity is at the heart of Arla Foods Ingredients\u2019 business model. So we\u2019re hugely excited to be partnering with ENORM as it works to revolutionise the provision of protein and create more sustainable food systems. This collaboration \u2013 which will see a by-stream previously classified as food waste transformed into something with potentially huge nutritional value \u2013 is a fantastic example of companies working together to make upcycling a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n1. Directive (EU) 2018\/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2008\/98\/EC on waste: https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/dir\/2018\/851\/oj<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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