Entobel Black Soldier Fly Protein and Oil Ingredients

Entobel is a biotech company that produces functional insect-based ingredients for animal feed and animal health from the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). Its holding company is registered in Singapore and it has operated in Vietnam since 2015, aiming to ease pressure on fishmeal and other conventional protein sources.

Larvae are reared and processed in Vietnam: a pilot plant opened in 2015, a 1,000 MT commercial plant in Dong Nai has run since 2019 and doubles as the R&D centre, and a plant in Vung Tau commissioned in November 2023 is described by the company as the largest insect plant in Asia. The range includes H-Meal, a defatted larvae protein meal; H-Oil, a lauric acid-rich larvae oil; and H-Ferti, a frass-based soil amendment. Buyers are feed mills and producers in aquaculture, livestock and pet food.

• H-Meal: dried, defatted black soldier fly larvae meal used to replace other protein ingredients in feed.
• H-Oil: larvae oil rich in lauric acid for feed formulations.
• H-Ferti: soil amendment made from insect frass for crop growers.
• Vertical production in Vietnam: plants in Dong Nai and Vung Tau supply ingredients at industrial scale.
• In-house R&D centre: the Dong Nai site runs research on larvae nutrition and functional compounds.
• Technical content: the company publishes studies on topics such as antimicrobial peptides and chitin in aquaculture.

• Shrimp and pangasius feed mills in the Mekong Delta partly replacing fishmeal with insect meal.
• Pet food manufacturers adding a novel, sustainable protein source.
• Fruit and vegetable growers using insect frass as an organic soil amendment.

• High protein content: H-Meal typically contains 57-58% crude protein (minimum 53%) with a balanced amino acid profile.
• Better feed intake: the company reports that H-Meal stimulates feeding behaviour at low inclusion rates.
• Functional value: antimicrobial peptides, chitin and lauric acid support immune response and survival, according to the company.
• Local, certified supply: produced in Vietnam at sites displaying HACCP, ISO 22000 and FDA marks.

Fishmeal prices and supply are volatile while aquaculture and livestock output keeps growing, pushing feed makers to look for alternative proteins. Insect protein reared on agri-food side streams fits circular-economy goals, and tropical markets such as Vietnam and Indonesia, with large shrimp and pangasius sectors, are expected to see rising protein demand.

Holding company: Entobel Holding, Oxley Tower, Singapore; Vietnam office and head factory in Ho Chi Minh City area (Dat Do industrial zone). Operating in Vietnam since 2015. The website cites both 2012 and 2013 as the start of the company. Certified B Corp since 2025; plans new facilities in markets such as Indonesia.