. 2023 Jul 18;13:11604. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38747-w

Table 3.

Concentration of the microminerals in tested wet feed and mealworm larvae biomass.

Wet feed micromineral composition
Wet feed	Zn	Cu	Fe	Mn
Agar (Control)	2.03 ± 0.05^a	0.73 ± 0.04^a	5.72 ± 0.14^a	11.92 ± 0.60^a
Vegetable mix	2.79 ± 0.08^b	0.74 ± 0.03^a	7.99 ± 0.28^a	3.46 ± 0.15^b
Potato cuttings	0.67 ± 0.03^c	0.36 ± 0.03^b	3.68 ± 0.10^a	1.32 ± 0.17^c
Fermented chicory roots	4.72 ± 0.49^d	2.15 ± 0.13^c	521.80 ± 20.63^b	13.22 ± 0.80^a
Horticultural foliage	3.70 ± 0.02^e	0.62 ± 0.02^a	12.88 ± 0.36^a	30.95 ± 1.54^d

Mealworm biomass micromineral composition
Wet feed fed	Zn	Cu	Fe	Mn
Agar (Control)	13.60 ± 1.20^a	2.23 ± 0.16^a	5.20 ± 2.50^a	1.37 ± 0.39^a
Vegetable mix	15.78 ± 3.18^a	2.01 ± 0.07^ab	5.73 ± 0.68^a	1.24 ± 0.05^a
Potato cuttings	12.30 ± 1.44^a	2.11 ± 0.27^ab	4.58 ± 0.38^a	1.58 ± 0.07^ab
Fermented chicory roots	12.80 ± 0.43^a	2.37 ± 0.06^a	45.19 ± 3.06^b	2.31 ± 0.07^b
Horticultural foliage	13.82 ± 0.30^a	1.76 ± 0.07^b	4.56 ± 0.20^a	1.58 ± 0.04^ab

Values are reported as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Concentrations are expressed as mg/100 g DM. a–e, values not denoted by the same letter are significantly different.