Video: A Taste Test Of Bug-Filled Protein Bars.

Video: A Taste Test Of Bug-Filled Protein Bars. (Popsci).

We blindfolded Popular Science staff members and made them eat crickety treats.

Naturally, we decided to administer a blind taste test, pitting cricket bars against regular old protein bars. Well, that’s what we told the tasters, anyway. (Sorry guys!) Unbeknownst to the staff members, both of the samples we provided contained crickets. The dupes volunteers had to rate the flavor of each bar, and guess which was the buggy one.

What did we learn from our rigorous scientific* experiment? Well, some people preferred Exo bars, others Chapul. Because the companies grind their crickets thoroughly before baking, both brands were mistaken for standard protein bars. But no amount of preparation could prevent tasters from mistaking crunchy peanut fragments for crispy cricket bits.Read the full story here.