Table 5.

Selected fatty acid content in common mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) (% of total fatty acids).

Origin	Sumatra	Sumatra	The Netherlands	Warsaw	Marion	Spain	Spain	Marion
Stage	Pupa	Larva	-	-	Larva	Larva	Larva	Adult
C12:0	0.2 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.2	0.2	-	-	0.0	-
C14:0	2.5 ± 0.2	2.6 ± 0.1	3.2	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.2	1.8
C16:0	21.3 ± 0.1	20.2 ± 0.3	18.8	18.1	18.5	16.7	16.7	18.9
C16:1 (cis-9)	0.2 ± 0.1	0.4 ± 0.1	2.1	2.1	2.8	2.2	2.2	1.3
C17:0	0.2 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.0	0.2	-	-	0.0	0.4
C18:0	4.8 ± 0.2	4.3 ± 0.5	2.5	3.9	3.2	3.4	3.4	5.8
C18:1 (cis-9)	36.3 ± 0.3	37.7 ± 0.6	50.2	41.2	43.6	43.8	43.8	39.9
C18:2 (cis-9,12)	31.9 ± 0.5	31.9 ± 0.2	22.1	29.9	28.2	30.5	30.6	30.5
C20:0	0.7 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	-	-	0.4
C18:3 (cis-9,12,15)	1.8 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1	0.9	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.9
Reference			Tzompa-Sosa, 2014, [21]	Zielińska, 2015, [22]	Finke, 2002, [19]	Sánches-Muros, 2016, [23]	Barroso, 2014, [20]	Finke, 2002, [19]