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At first glance, the ingredients might look pretty normal: dates, sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and chocolate.

But the last step of the recipe for the Jungle Bar might leave you a little squeamish: cricket flour, which is essentially crickets ground up into a powder.

The bar itself is claimed to be a good source of iron and protein - owing to the crickets - but whether you'll want to bite into one is another matter.

An Icelandic duo has created a snack that is made using cricket flour. Called the Jungle Bar it also contains dates, sesame seeds and chocolate. Cricket flour is said to be a good source of protein and other nutrients. The duo hopes it will encourage people in the West to eat more insects

The Jungle Bar is being developed by Icelandic duo Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson and Stefán Atli Thoroddsen through their company Crowbar Protein.

On Kickstarter they are seeking £10,000 ($15,000) for the insect-powered protein bar.

They previously rose to fame with their Fly Factory, a micro-factory that used larvae to create foods including chocolate cake and pâté.

The duo say that insects are a largely untapped source of nutrients in the Western world, and they hope their product could spark a change in diet habits.

To make the bar, the team has cricket flour sent in, from farm-raised crickets that have been ground down.

It is then mixed with the other ingredients to make the unusual bar.

Cricket flour is useful because it contains a lot of minerals, vitamins and nutrients that are essential for the human body.

It has a high protein content, and it's full of iron, calcium, B-12 vitamin, and omega-3 and 6.

To make the bar, the team has cricket flour sent in, from farm-raised crickets that have been ground down (stock image of a great green bush-cricket shown)

Cricket flour (left) is useful because it contains a lot of minerals, vitamins and nutrients that are essential for the human body. Pictured right are inventors Stefán Atli Thoroddsen (left) and Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson

If you want to try a Jungle Bar for yourself, you can buy a box of six on Kickstarter for $25. The team expects to begin shipping in August 2015

'We see Jungle Bar playing a big part in a food revolution, towards a more conscious era of food, where edible insects are a big part of our diets,' said Mr Aðalsteinsson in a video.

The Jungle Bar is also free from gluten, peanuts, dairy and soy.

'Insects are an excellent source of protein, good fats, minerals and vitamins,' the team said on their Kickstarter page.

'In fact, they give us exactly what we want in a healthy and nutritious lifestyle, that's why we use edible insects in Jungle Bar.

'It's a great alternative to other protein rich foods, and much more sustainable!'

If you want to try a Jungle Bar for yourself, you can buy a box of six on Kickstarter for £17 ($25). The team expects to begin shipping in August 2015.

Have a taste of Jungle Bar, the protein bar made from insects!

Last year the duo unveiled their Fly Factory (pictured) that breeds insect larvae for human consumption. Using the micro-factory they created larvae pâté and a coconut-choclate flavoured dessert, and they said the project could be used to help alleviate global food shortages