Table 1.
Cholesterol content of the Hermetia illucens (HI) larvae fat and fatty acid profile (% of total FAME) of the HI larvae fat, soybean oil and experimental diets with 0% (Control, C), 50% (HI50) and 100% (HI00) substitution of soybean oil with HI larvae fat.
| Fat Sources | Experimental Diets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybean Oil | HI Larvae Fat | C | HI50 | HI100 | |
| Cholesterol, mg/100 g | - | 413 | - | - | - |
| Fatty acid composition: | |||||
| C12:0 (Lauric acid) | 0.00 | 52.6 | 0.00 | 17.8 | 34.7 |
| C14:0 (Myristic acid) | 0.09 | 8.54 | 0.00 | 3.38 | 6.50 |
| C16:0 (Palmitic acid) | 11.5 | 10.9 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.6 |
| C18:0 (Stearic acid) | 3.31 | 1.53 | 2.82 | 2.41 | 2.12 |
| Total SFA | 14.9 | 75.0 | 16.0 | 36.2 | 56.9 |
| C14:1 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| C16:1 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1.72 |
| C18:1 n-9 (Oleic acid) | 23.1 | 6.16 | 22.4 | 18.0 | 12.9 |
| C18:1 n-11 | 1.51 | 0.24 | 1.41 | 1.03 | 0.57 |
| Total MUFA | 24.7 | 8.55 | 23.8 | 19.9 | 15.2 |
| C18:2 n-6 (Linoleic acid) | 53.8 | 11.6 | 54.9 | 40.1 | 26.2 |
| C18:3 n-3 (α-Linolenic acid) | 5.94 | 1.01 | 4.88 | 3.22 | 1.66 |
| C20:4 n-6 (Arachidonic acid) | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total PUFA | 59.7 | 12.9 | 59.8 | 43.3 | 27.9 |
| UFA/SFA | 5.65 | 0.29 | 5.22 | 1.75 | 0.76 |
| n-6 | 53.8 | 11.9 | 54.9 | 40.1 | 26.2 |
| n-3 | 5.94 | 1.01 | 4.88 | 3.22 | 1.66 |
| n-6/n-3 | 9.10 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 15.8 |
| Identified FA (%) | 99.3 | 96.5 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 100.0 |
FAME = fatty acid methyl esters; MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acids; SFA = saturated fatty acids; UFA = unsaturated fatty acids; FA = fatty acid.