Reduce your carbon pawprint with For Franky
Our commitment to less waste doesn’t just stop with a personalized subscription. We’ll use reusable buckets to deliver our kibbles to your doorstep, that we’ll collect upon next delivery. Let’s work together on this!
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Facts and figures
We have created a summary below to underline the key environmental benefits of insect farming compared to conventional livestock farming. Showing how much of each animal is edible (in%) and how much food, land & water is required to produce 1kg of meat.
Land used
M2 / 100gr
Typical dogfood
164m2
Beef
11m2
Pig
7,1m2
Poultry
For Franky
1,8m2
Insect
Source: https://www.vitafoodsinsights.com/speciality/innovations-insect-protein
(Poore and Nemecek, 2018; Santo et al., 2020)
Feed used
Kg / Kg of proteins
Typical dogfood
25kg
Beef
6,4kg
Pig
3,3kg
Poultry
For Franky
2,1kg
Insect
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii
(Smetana et al., 2019)
Water used
L / 100g of proteins
Typical dogfood
580 L
Pig
385 L
Poultry
290 L
Beef
For Franky
90l
Insect
Source: https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/10.3920
(Joensuu and Silvenius, 2017)
Keeps our planet spinning
Ordinary pet food provides omega 3 oil from aquacultures. We’re cutting out that step! instead of depleting marine stock, our marine algae is being harvested and omega 3 rich oil is being extracted without the use of overfishing.
EPA and DHA rich
A vital element in petfood is the presence of EPA and DHA, which has to be added on top of the traditional omega 3 sources. Natural algae oil, However, can deliver both in high concentrations. More than twice as in fish oils used in common pet food.
Indispensable for your dog’s health
DHA and EPA contribute to the vital health of your dog. It boosts immune system, hearth health, joint health, skin health, eyesight and cognitive health!
