Table 7.
Effect of the dietary inclusion of 0% (Control), 10% (BSF10) and 15% (BSF15) defatted BSF larvae meal on eggs proximate composition (g/100 g) and cholesterol content.
| Items | Experimental Groups | Significance | RSD 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BSF10 | BSF15 | |||
| N. samples | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Water | 72.9 | 72.9 | 72.5 | ns | 0.50 |
| Protein | 12.2a | 12.1 ab | 11.9 b | <0.05 | 0.25 |
| Lipids | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.1 | ns | 0.51 |
| Ash | 1.11b | 1.19 ab | 1.29 a | <0.05 | 0.15 |
| Cholesterol (mg/100 g whole egg) | 471 | 468 | 479 | ns | 22.5 |
| Cholesterol (mg/whole egg) | 68.2 | 67.9 | 69.5 | ns | 3.26 |
1 RSD: Residual Standard Deviation. a–b Means in the same row with different superscript letters differ for p < 0.05.