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side streams with high efficiency into valuable food and feed products. Furthermore, this allows for the re-use of valuable nutrients and, therefore, the development of a circular economy in agriculture. The frass by-product of this conversion, which is a mixture of the original feed source of the insects, their f***s, and exoskeletons can function as a plant fertilizer or soil amendment, thereby contributing to closing nutrient cycles and improving soil and plant quality. Due to the presence of plant growth-promoting components, such as chitin, frass is actually be more valuable than “just” a nutrient source for plants and even act as a plant strengthener. As the organic side streams are used, the digestion tract of the insects and frass itself are hotspots of microbial activity, organisms for plants can thrive.