Table 1.
Nutritive value and amino acid profile of Black soldier fly full-fat larvae meal (BSFL) and fish meal (FM) used in the experiments.
| Nutrient- | BSFL | FM |
|---|---|---|
| g/1000 g of dry matter | ||
| Crude protein | 350 | 618 |
| Crude fat | 298 | 165 |
| Crude fibre | 79.0 | 0 |
| Crude ash | 53.0 | 175 |
| Nitrogen free extract | 221 | 42.0 |
| Amino acid | g/100 g of crude protein | |
| Aspartic acid | 7.30 | 9.40 |
| Glutamic acid | 13.1 | 14.5 |
| Serine | 4.88 | 4.17 |
| Glycine | 6.15 | 6.41 |
| Histidine | 3.25 | 2.09 |
| Arginine | 5.47 | 6.07 |
| Threonine | 4.43 | 4.10 |
| Alanine | 8.21 | 6.87 |
| Proline | 6.68 | 4.28 |
| Tyrosine | 6.71 | 3.00 |
| Valine | 6.79 | 5.79 |
| Methionine | 2.12 | 2.53 |
| Cystine | 0.76 | 9.59 |
| Isoleucine | 4.73 | 4.24 |
| Leucine | 7.83 | 7.48 |
| Phenylalanine | 7.76 | 3.07 |
| Lysine | 6.82 | 6.63 |