Like the idea of eating insects but don’t want to see them? Meal worm and cricket flours are a great way to enhance the nutrition of a wide variety of dishes, adding a subtle nutty flavor. Though the idea of eating insects has been existed in North America for many decades, supply of safe to eat, food-grade edible insects has historically been in short supply. As this cricket flour review now demonstrates, this industry has radically expanded in recent years and is still growing.
What is cricket flour? Exactly what it sounds like, whole crickets (or meal worms) ground into a fine powder. Different manufactures use a variety of processes to produce this fine-grain flour including roasting, dehydrating, and freeze drying whole adult or juvenile crickets.
Are cricket powder and cricket flour the different? No! Both terms mean the same thing, but this industry has yet to settle on a particular term. I use cricket flour throughout the website, for the sake of simplicity.
Our meal worm and cricket flour review lists all available information from various manufacturers with shipping options available to the US and Canada. This listing will continuously be updated as more certifications, labels, retailers, and information become available.
Once you decide on an insect flour to go with, be sure to check out our meal worm and cricket flour recipes. Cooking with cricket flour is very similar to using nut flours and makes a great addition to any paleo or gluten-free diet.
All product ratings are customer based, so don’t forget to rate the cricket flours you’ve tried!
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Aspire US Akketta Cricket Flour
Based in Austin, TX, Aspire US’s Akketta Fine Milled Cricket Powder boasts the highest published protein content at a whopping 68g of protein for every 100 grams of cricket flour. Crickets are raised solely for human consumption in a 13,000 square foot facility in Creedmoor, TX. To purchase Akketta cricket flour, visit Aspire US’s website Price […]
All Things Bugs Cricket Flour
All Things Bugs is a US-based wholesale manufacturer of cricket flour that also offers one pound sample bags for direct sale to consumers. All Things Bugs cricket flour features a patented production process. This company was founded by Dr. Aaron T. Dossey and is currently located in the state of Georgia. To purchase one […]
Next Millennium Farms Organic Meal worm Flour
Next Millennium Farms Organic Meal worm Flour is produced from finely ground meal worms feed a certified organic grain-based diet, similar to cricket flour … but made with finely ground meal worms of course! Next Millennium Farms currently boasts North America’s largest line of edible insect products, ranging from basic cricket flour to gourmet spiced meal […]
Cricket Flours 100% Pure Cricket Flour
Founded in 2014, Cricket Flours sells a plain cricket flour, in addition to a variety of flavored cricket flours like peanut butter or Peruvian chocolate. Cricket Flours is based in McMinnville, OR. To buy 100% pure cricket flour from Cricket Flours, visit USA Cricket Flour: 100% Pure Cricket Flour (1lb) . Price $43.27 per […]
Next Millennium Farms Meal Worm Flour
Next Millennium Farms Meal Worm Flour is like cricket flour … but made with finely ground meal worms of course! Next Millennium Farms currently boasts North America’s largest line of edible insect products, ranging from basic cricket flour to gourmet spiced meal worm snacks. This is currently the only source of meal worm flour in the […]
Next Millennium Farms Cricket Flour
Next Millennium Farms currently boasts North America’s largest line of edible insect products, ranging from basic cricket flour to gourmet spiced meal worm snacks. Steeped in a long history of growing insects for the pet industry, this company has extended their insect-growing expertise into the emerging gourmet edible insect market. Next Millennium Farms Cricket Flour […]
Next Millennium Gluten-Free Organic Cricket Flour
Next Millennium Gluten-Free Organic Cricket Flour begins with crickets that are fed a diet that is both certified organic AND gluten-free, then is finely ground to produce cricket flour. Next Millennium Farms currently boasts North America’s largest line of edible insect products, ranging from basic cricket flour to gourmet spiced meal worm snacks. Steeped in a […]
Next Millennium Organic Cricket Flour
Next Millennium Organic Cricket Flour begins with crickets that are fed a certified organic diet, then is finely ground to produce cricket flour. Next Millennium Farms currently boasts North America’s largest line of edible insect products, ranging from basic cricket flour to gourmet spiced meal worm snacks. Steeped in a long history of growing insects for […]