Table 1. Nutritional composition of Tenebrio molitor (Coleopetera, Tenebrionidae) larvae grown on artificial diets A and B (photoperiod 10hLx14hD, T = 25°C) and conventional foods.
| Samples | Moisture (g/100 g) | Ashes (g/100 g) | Lipid (g/100 g) | Protein (g/100 g) | Carbohydrate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibers (g/100 g) | Starch (g/100 g) | |||||
| T. molitor Larvae (A) | 51.91±0.78a | 3.85±0.12a | 39.05±2.06a | 50.07±0.76a | 18.84±1.01a | - |
| T. molitor Larvae (B) | 52.78±0.87a | 4.76±0.67a | 40.45±0.42a | 44.83±0.40b | 13.42±1.38b | - |
| T. molitor Larvae ** | 56.27 | 3.54 | 50.15 | 40.98 | - | - |
| Chicken* | 63.6 | 2.2 | 57.42 | 42.58 | N.A. | - |
| Egg* | 75,6 | 4.24 | 44.88 | 48.51 | N.A. | - |
| Beef * | 52.7 | 1.9 | 67.23 | 35.31 | N.A. | - |
| Pork* | 36.9 | 2.22 | 48.02 | 47.58 | N.A. | - |
| Fish * | 59.9 | 2.49 | 48.88 | 49.63 | N.A. | - |
Values presented in dry matter with ± standard deviation, n = 3. (A) diet consisting of wheat flour and soybean flour, (B) diet consisting of 50% wheat flour and soybean flour and 50% bocaiuva pulp flour.
* TACO—Brazilian table of food composition, 2011. NA = not applicable.
** [36]. Means with different superscripts letters in the same column differ significantly (p <0.05).