Table 2.
Nutrient composition of the cricket meal included in diets (provided by the supplier)
| Nutrient | % DM |
|---|---|
| DM | 98.23 |
| Crude protein | 67.76 |
| Crude fat | 21.64 |
| Ash | 4.79 |
| Crude fiber | 7.51 |
| Alanine | 5.40 |
| Arginine | 4.12 |
| Aspartic acid | 6.67 |
| Cystine | ND1 |
| Glutamic acid | 8.73 |
| Glycine | 3.13 |
| Histidine | 1.58 |
| Isoleucine | 2.80 |
| Leucine | 4.96 |
| Lysine | 3.35 |
| Methionine | 1.16 |
| Phenylalanine | 3.48 |
| Serine | 3.48 |
| Taurine | ND |
| Threonine | 2.76 |
| Tryptophan | ND |
| Tyrosine | 3.47 |
| Valine | 3.99 |
| Amino acid recovery2 | 87.19 |
1Not determined.
2Amino acid recovery = sum of amino acids/ % crude protein.