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The feedstock can be untreated by- or co-products from the agri-food industries or food wastes. Possible pre-treatments include, among others, [[pasteurisation]], [[Enzymatic processes|enzymatic digestion]], addition of nutrients or dry yeast<ref name=":0" />, [[drying]] and shredding. Vassileios Varelas describes possible pre-treatments in relation to the texture of the feed and the feeding habits of the farmed insects: "Liquid diets can be used after [[encapsulation]] using different materials (paraffin, PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene) to mimic artificial eggs, a treatment step needed for their containment and presentation, while liquids and slurries can be [[Drying|dried]] and concentrated so that [they] can be dissolved in water or [[Mixing|mixed]] with other ingredients. Semi-liquids are used in pellet or [[Extrusion|extruded]] form which can be ingested by insects with biting mouthparts and also by insects with sucking mouthparts. Solids are presented as a feed mash with [[grinding]] and [[mixing]] of all raw materials, after pelleting of various raw materials or by extrusion. Solids can also be [[Encapsulation|encapsulated]] with complex [[Coacervation Technology|coacervation technology]] using proteins and polysaccharides."<ref name=":1" />