Provided are insect products and methods for producing an insect product comprising solid insect particles. Methods for producing an insect product can include providing a dried cricket powder, providing a dried insect, or grinding wet-grinding, or shearing at least one insect into a paste or powder； adding water or an enzyme to the paste or powder to form a slurry； and filtering the slurry to produce an insect product. Methods for producing a chitin product are also provided that include providing a dried cricket powder or grinding, wet-grinding, or shearing at least one whole insect into a paste or powder； adding water or an enzyme to the paste or powder to form a slurry； and filtering the slurry to produce an insect product comprising chitin.
