The present disclosure describes a method for producing insect and water mixture comprising providing and splitting a feedstock, introducing the feedstock into a plurality of insect feeding chambers to feed insects, removing insects from the plurality of insect feeding chambers, and introducing the insects to a mixing tank to produce the insect and water mixture including a biocatalyst and fermenting the insects for specific time durations, temperatures, pH, treated water, acid, a caustic material, and wherein the mixing tank is equipped with a mixer, baffles, and a heat exchanger. The insects may be grown with specific a feedstock diets, breeding methods, within shipping containers, and various operating and product parameters. The insect and water mixture can be filtered, spray dried, shaped, cooked, flavored, and used to prepare multifunctional flour compositions and foodstuffs.
