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. 2020 Apr 14;10(4):682. doi: 10.3390/ani10040682

Table 1.

Nutritional (g/100 g dry matter (DM), unless stated) and mineral composition (g/kg DM) of untreated black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) reared in brewer’s by-product (mean ± standard deviation).

DM (g/100g) CP EE Ash aNDF ADF ADL
34.1 ± 0.19 49.1 ± 0.51 36.6 ± 0.69 5.45 ± 0.21 13.0 ± 1.04 7.92 ± 0.48 1.45 ± 0.12
Ca K Mg P Fe Mn Zn
18.5 ± 0.38 6.91 ± 0.19 2.87 ± 0.11 4.40 ± 0.19 0.15 ± 0.04 0.12 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.04

DM = dry matter; CP = crude protein (calculated as N × 4.73); EE = ether extract; aNDF = neutral detergent fibre; ADF = acid detergent fibre; ADL; lignin.