The insect-related industry is growing as an industry that replaces slaughtered meat (cow, pig, chicken, etc.)
It is known to be rich in nutrients such as minerals and vitamins as well as high protein content. The market
size of the insect industry is expected to exceed 1.5 trillion won/year in 2023/2024. Countries such as the
United States, China, Thailand, Canada, and Belgium are actively investing, and in Korea, the Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs established the Insect Industry Support Act and the Five-Year Plan for
Insect Industry Promotion. have. The protein industry is expected to continue to grow as an essential nutrient for humans and animals, and related technology development is expected.
In the silkworm-related industry, the Rural Development Administration develops and distributes special silkworms to farms, and it has been proven through experimental mice that it is effective in preventing
Parkinson's disease, liver cancer, and dementia, showing the potential for growth as a functional food.
Technology development for other medicinal insects is also expected to be actively carried out. As a company specializing in natural amino acids, our company develops and commercializes animal and vegetable
amino acids. Insect and silkworm proteins are reduced to low molecular weight and converted into amino acids to produce various functional foods. It will be applied to food, feed, and cosmetics to commercialize it.