Table 5.
Amino acid profiles of experimental diets (g·kg−1 dry matter).
| Amino Acids | Diets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CON 1 | TMD 2 | ZMD 3 | |
| Indispensable amino acids (IAA) | |||
| Arginine | 21.7 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| Histidine | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| Isoleucine | 15.3 | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| Leucine | 36.1 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| Lysine | 27.2 | 24.9 | 27.1 |
| Methionine | 12.5 | 11.7 | 12.6 |
| Phenylalanine | 21.4 | 21.8 | 23.2 |
| Threonine | 18.6 | 18.2 | 15.8 |
| Valine | 24.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 |
| Tryptophan | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Dispensable amino acids (DAA) | |||
| Alanine | 23.1 | 24.0 | 25.7 |
| Aspartic acid | 32.6 | 33.0 | 36.0 |
| Cysteine | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Glycine | 21.6 | 20.4 | 21.4 |
| Glutamic acid | 93.2 | 89.9 | 99.0 |
| Proline | 31.9 | 31.8 | 34.1 |
| Serine | 19.5 | 20.5 | 21.1 |
| Tyrosine | 12.2 | 13.2 | 14.0 |
| IAA/DAA | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.78 |
1 CON—fishmeal diet (control); 2 TMD—enzyme-hydrolyzed mealworm diet; 3 ZMD—enzyme-hydrolyzed superworm diet.