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.