Table 3.
Analysed chemical composition of experimental diets, as fed basis.
| Item | Black fly soldier larvae meal (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 7.5 | |
| Dry matter (%) | 89.3 | 88.8 | 89.2 |
| Gross energy (kcal/kg) | 3559 | 3533 | 3482 |
| Crude protein (%) | 18.5 | 17.3 | 18.1 |
| Crude fat (%) | 4.32 | 4.13 | 3.44 |
| Starch (%) | 37.9 | 37.8 | 37.7 |
| Ethanol soluble carbohydrates (%) | 3.79 | 3.53 | 3.15 |
| NDF (%) | 7.97 | 8.30 | 10.68 |
| Ca (%) | 3.73 | 3.66 | 4.08 |
| P (%) | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.80 |
| K (%) | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.77 |
| Mg, % | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 |
| Na (%) | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Indispensable amino acids (%) | |||
| Arg | 1.08 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| His | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.77 |
| Ile | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| Leu | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.41 |
| Lys | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.96 |
| Met | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.44 |
| Met + Cys | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.65 |
| Phe | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.75 |
| Thr | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.67 |
| Val | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.88 |
| Dispensable amino acids (%) | |||
| Ala | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| Asp | 1.77 | 1.61 | 1.69 |
| Cys | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| Glu | 3.46 | 3.07 | 3.21 |
| Gly | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.77 |
| Pro | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.10 |
| Ser | 0.95 | 0.85 | 0.92 |
| Tyr | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.67 |