Proprietary 22h 40m strain
Engineered Hermetia illucens strain running a 22h 40m feed-to-harvest cycle — 38% faster than the 2022 industry baseline reported in the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed.
ARTIFACT · JIFF 2023 BASELINE STUDYMaggot-P B.V. · Eindhoven · Est. 2019
Precision bioconversion for a circular food system.
Turning organic waste into high-value protein in under 24 hours.
Maggot-P engineers closed-loop bioconversion systems that transform up to 50 tonnes of pre-consumer food waste per day into sterile, EU-compliant larvae protein and frass fertilizer — cutting waste-disposal costs by up to 62% for our partners while displacing soy and fishmeal from supply chains.
§ 02 — Operating thesis
A closed-loop system that turns one partner's waste stream into three audited outputs.
Our bioconversion perimeter accepts pre-consumer organic waste, runs it through a six-stage engineered cycle, and returns three sellable, EU-compliant products to the value chain: sterile larvae protein for aquaculture and pet-food feed, frass pellet fertilizer for arable partners, and a measurable CO₂e displacement credit against soy and fishmeal baselines.
No organic residue leaves the production perimeter. Every batch is traceable from intake to offtake. For a procurement or ESG officer, this means one signed contract covers your waste-disposal cost, your Scope 3 protein sourcing, and your frass-offtake story — auditable down to the kilogram and the hour.
- Compliance — EU 2021/1375 processed animal protein authorization, Bureau Veritas–audited blockchain batch provenance since Q1 2024.
- Cost — Up to 62% reduction in waste-disposal line items; 26-month average payback on 5,000 t/yr contracts.
- Carbon — 100% of frass pelletized on-site; soy and fishmeal displacement recorded per batch with auditable scope boundaries.
§ 03 — Process architecture
Six stages from intake to offtake, engineered for 24-hour turnaround.
Each stage is metered, logged, and gated by an audit-friendly SCADA node. A technical evaluator should be able to map their own waste stream onto this sequence without ambiguity.
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Intake & QC
Pre-consumer organic feedstock weighed, sampled, and checked against feedstock acceptance criteria. Rejected loads are diverted before they enter the perimeter.
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Grind & Condition
Particle-size reduction to 4–6 mm and moisture conditioning to 68–72% — the band our Hermetia illucens strain is engineered for.
70% moisture target -
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Inoculation
Proprietary neonate inoculum dosed at 5.2 larvae/cm² across stacked cultivation trays. Strain licensed from our internal breeding nucleus.
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Larvae Cultivation
Climate-controlled cell at 28°C / 65% RH. The 22h 40m feed-to-harvest window is monitored against a 36h 2022 baseline — a 38% reduction.
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Separation
Automated larvae-from-frass separation using our patented mechanical-and-optical rig (3 granted patents in EU + US).
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Frass Pelletization
Residual frass dried to 12% moisture and pelletized on-site. 100% of output is sold to partner farms — zero organic residue leaves the perimeter.
100% pelletized
§ 04 — Defensible differentiators
Six reasons a technical evaluator would shortlist Maggot-P.
Each claim below is anchored to a verifiable artifact — a patent number, a certification ID, a published paper, or a third-party audit.
EU 2021/1375 PAP authorized
First commercial-scale facility in the Benelux region to achieve EU 2021/1375 authorization for processed animal protein in aquaculture feed.
ARTIFACT · CERT #PAP-2023-0421Blockchain batch provenance
Every batch logged with batch-level blockchain provenance, audited by Bureau Veritas since Q1 2024 — kilogram- and hour-level traceability from intake to offtake.
ARTIFACT · BUREAU VERITAS AUDITWageningen co-authored research
Co-authored peer-reviewed study with Wageningen University on heavy-metal bioaccumulation thresholds in Black Soldier Fly larvae, published 2023.
ARTIFACT · DOI 10.3920/JIFF2023.0xxx3-country footprint, 84 t/day
Operational presence in 3 countries with a combined processing capacity of 84 tonnes/day — the 7th-largest insect-protein footprint in Europe by 2024 capacity.
ARTIFACT · IPFF 2024 CAPACITY INDEXZero organic residue out
100% of frass is pelletized on-site and sold to partner farms — zero organic waste leaves the production perimeter, audited annually.
ARTIFACT · CLOSED-LOOP AUDIT 2024§ 05 — Audited proof
Verified certifications, audited metrics, and external recognition.
- EU 2021/1375 PAP-2023-0421 Processed animal protein authorization, aquaculture feed — first commercial-scale facility in the Benelux.
- Bureau Veritas Q1 2024 → Third-party audit of blockchain batch-provenance stack, ongoing annual surveillance.
- Wageningen UR 2023 · peer-reviewed Co-authored paper on heavy-metal bioaccumulation thresholds in Black Soldier Fly larvae.
- Forward Fooding #214 global · #31 Insect Tech 2024 FoodTech 500 ranking recognition.
- AgriFoodTech 2023 Startup of the Year European AgriFoodTech Innovation Summit, Copenhagen.
- Series A · Nov 2023 €18.4M Led by Astanor Ventures with participation from Rabobank Food & Agri Fund.
- Patents 3 granted · 2 pending EU + US coverage on automated larvae-separation and frass-valorization systems.
- Partner retention 94% · 2024 Across 14 active B2B contracts; average contract value €412,000/year.
§ 06 — Deployment archetypes
Three routes from waste stream to circular offtake.
Identify the archetype that matches your operation — each card pre-frames the pilot scope so the sales conversation starts at engineering, not at pitch.
ARCHETYPE A
Food processor / manufacturer
- Feedstock
- Pre-consumer organic waste (bakery, brewery, dairy, produce)
- Indicative volume
- 2,000–10,000 t/yr
- Offtake model
- Internal protein offtake via partner feed mill OR third-party sale
- Indicative payback
- 26 months · 5,000 t/yr contract
- Pilot scope
- 8-week on-site feedstock audit + 12-week pilot run
Outcome: Up to 62% disposal-cost reduction plus Scope 3 protein displacement.
Spec a Food-Processor Pilot
ARCHETYPE B
Municipal authority / waste operator
- Feedstock
- Municipal organic-waste streams, source-separated
- Indicative volume
- 10,000–25,000 t/yr (active MOU: Port of Rotterdam ~22,000 t/yr)
- Offtake model
- Frass to regional arable partners; larvae protein to offtake pool
- Indicative payback
- Volume-dependent · co-financed model available
- Pilot scope
- MOU + 6-month regional feedstock characterization study
Outcome: Diverted organic tonnage from landfill/incineration with auditable Scope 3 line items.
Spec a Municipal Pilot
ARCHETYPE C
Aquaculture / pet-food offtaker
- Feedstock
- Third-party pre-consumer organic (Maggot-P sourced or partner-sourced)
- Indicative volume
- 500–3,000 t/yr larvae protein offtake
- Offtake model
- Multi-year supply agreement, EU 2021/1375 PAP-compliant
- Indicative payback
- Soy/fishmeal displacement index, contractually tracked
- Pilot scope
- 12-week offtake trial + 6-month supply-assurance window
Outcome: EU-authorized PAP supply with blockchain-verified batch provenance.
Spec an Offtake PilotNot sure which archetype fits? A 30-minute scoping call with our process-engineering team will map your waste stream onto the right pilot.
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