The present application relates to a steam treated pelletized feed composition comprising a granule comprising a core and a coating wherein the core comprises an active compound and the coating comprises a salt.

The invention relates to a method for the provision of degutted insects, such as black soldier fly larvae and mealworm, preferably live degutted insects. The invention also relates to degutted (live or dead) insects such as larvae and to processed degutted insects such as larvae. The invention also relates to the use of the degutted insect according to the invention or use of the processed degutted insect of the invention for the separation of the degutted insect or of the processed degutted insect in at least a fat fraction and/or at least a protein fraction. In addition, the invention relates to an insect product, wherein the insect product is any one of live or dead insect, insect puree, minced insect, insect powder, particulate insect, granulated insect, or insect meal, dried insect, oven-dried insect, lyophilized insect, or oven-dried insect using refractive drying obtained from degutted insect provided with the method of the invention. The invention also relates to an insect product, wherein the insect product is insect gut content, wherein the gut content is provided with the method of the invention. Finally, the invention relates to the method, the degutted insect provided with the method, the degutted insect, insects products, insect gut content according to the invention, wherein the insect is black soldier fly, preferably black soldier fly larvae, or wherein the insect is mealworm.

The invention relates to a method for the provision of degutted insects, such as black soldier fly larvae and mealworm, preferably live degutted insects. The invention also relates to degutted (live or dead) insects such as larvae and to processed degutted insects such as larvae. The invention also relates to the use of the degutted insect according to the invention or use of the processed degutted insect of the invention for the separation of the degutted insect or of the processed degutted insect in at least a fat fraction and/or at least a protein fraction. In addition, the invention relates to an insect product, wherein the insect product is any one of live or dead insect, insect puree, minced insect, insect powder, particulate insect, granulated insect, or insect meal, dried insect, oven-dried insect, lyophilized insect, or oven-dried insect using refractive drying obtained from degutted insect provided with the method of the invention. The invention also relates to an insect product, wherein the insect product is insect gut content, wherein the gut content is provided with the method of the invention. Finally, the invention relates to the method, the degutted insect provided with the method, the degutted insect, insects products, insect gut content according to the invention, wherein the insect is black soldier fly, preferably black soldier fly larvae, or wherein the insect is mealworm.

Here is described a method for the preparation of a proteinaceous treat. The method comprises comminuting a proteinaceous animal part into a plurality of pieces, each piece having a first volume; and increasing the volume of at least one piece to a second volume by heating the piece before cooling to ambient temperature.

The present invention relates to the use of a liquid formulation for coating granular materials, said formulation comprising at least one oil a renewable origin and at least one anionic surfactant comprising at least one functional group having one or more heteroatom(s), the electronegativity of which is strictly less than 2.5. The present invention further relates to the granular material coated with said liquid formulation.

Provided is granular pet food for cats which has a product water of 10% to 30% by mass, including: food granules, each of which contains a humectant and has a coating layer on a surface or in the vicinity of the surface thereof, in which the coating layer contains vegetable fats and oils having an iodine value of 100 or less.

Provided is granular pet food for cats which has a product water of 10% to 30% by mass, including: food granules, each of which contains a humectant and has a coating layer on a surface or in the vicinity of the surface thereof, in which the coating layer contains vegetable fats and oils having an iodine value of 100 or less.

Provided is a feeding method including: heating granular pet food 2 to a temperature range of 30° C. to 70° C. and feeding the granular pet food to a pet.

Provided is a feeding method including: heating granular pet food 2 to a temperature range of 30° C. to 70° C. and feeding the granular pet food to a pet.

A method for capturing material extracted from biochar, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a biochar; (ii) contacting the biochar with a treating liquid, where the treating liquid causes the removal of solids from the pores and surface of the biochar, thereby creating a resulting solution comprised of the treating liquid and removed solids; and (iii) collecting the resulting solution.