Table 5.
Nutritional analyses of the BSF biomass produced on VMD in mass rearing condition.
| % d.m. | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Dry matter | 97.00 ± 0.31 |
| Crude protein | 39.42 ± 0.16 |
| Ash | 7.08 ± 0.00 |
| Fat | 35.62 ± 0.27 |
| Chitin | 4.02 ± 0.02 |
| Nitrogen-free extracts | 13.86 ± 0.14 |
| Starch | 1.82 ± 0.05 |
| Glucose | 0.30 ± 0.00 |