Table 3.
Fatty acid profile (mg/100 g DM) of BSF larva meal and experimental diets
| BSF | BSF0 | BSF3 | BSF6 | BSF9 | BSF12 | BSF15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C10:0 | 67.8 | 43.8 | 60.3 | 73.4 | 91.0 | 49.7 | 63.2 |
| C12:0 | 1898.7 | 6.94 | 64.7 | 101.1 | 177.9 | 228.4 | 291.4 |
| C14:0 | 483.0 | 413.6 | 436.2 | 446.7 | 465.6 | 450.9 | 475.8 |
| C15 iso | 4.51 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| C15 aiso | 5.74 | 4.62 | 4.63 | 4.54 | 4.12 | 4.24 | 4.34 |
| C14:1 c-9 + C15:0 | 27.0 | 39.0 | 41.3 | 41.2 | 40.8 | 39.0 | 41.1 |
| C16 iso | 1.90 | 1.50 | 3.19 | 1.92 | 2.34 | 2.16 | 2.10 |
| C16:0 | 1111.4 | 1901.7 | 1980.2 | 2072.9 | 2058.6 | 1966.5 | 2060.0 |
| C17 iso | 2.83 | 37.1 | 40.8 | 31.5 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 30.0 |
| C17 aiso | 29.8 | 11.5 | 18.6 | 7.66 | 4.75 | 5.85 | 6.20 |
| C16:1 c-9 | 174.5 | 488.8 | 504.4 | 365.8 | 281.3 | 287.0 | 316.5 |
| C17:1 c-9 | 8.16 | 14.9 | 18.5 | 10.3 | 8.06 | 8.38 | 9.06 |
| C18:0 | 246.8 | 548.9 | 562.0 | 553.9 | 537.9 | 513.9 | 538.7 |
| C18:1 t | 14.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.43 | 9.24 | 9.13 | 10.9 |
| C18:1 c-9 | 1216.0 | 2078.2 | 2171.7 | 1658.9 | 1278.1 | 1332.4 | 1530.6 |
| C18:1 c-11 | 27.8 | 273.8 | 281.1 | 209.8 | 161.8 | 162.4 | 179.4 |
| C18:1 c-12 | 0.32 | 6.22 | 3.49 | 1.25 | 1.43 | 1.00 | 1.16 |
| C18:1 c-14 + t-16 | 4.42 | 11.41 | 8.85 | 5.38 | 4.79 | 4.16 | 5.01 |
| C18:2 n-6 | 403.4 | 2381.2 | 2486.6 | 533.1 | 398.4 | 387.7 | 418.5 |
| C18:3 n-3 | 26.0 | 241.3 | 244.8 | 30.4 | 24.3 | 22.7 | 21.7 |
| C18:3 n-6 | 1.56 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 1.89 | 2.05 | 1.01 | 0.28 |
| C20:0 | 20.0 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 40.0 | 35.1 | 37.7 | 41.8 |
| C20:1 c-9 | 4.34 | 67.1 | 65.4 | 55.3 | 44.5 | 43.7 | 47.1 |
| C20:1 c-11 | n.d. | 2.02 | 2.08 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.35 |
| C20:2 n-6 | n.d. | 62.3 | 59.3 | 6.37 | 4.53 | 4.75 | 3.91 |
| C20:3 n-6 | n.d. | 2.44 | 3.49 | 0.60 | 0.17 | 0.87 | 0.33 |
| C20:3 n-3 | n.d. | 13.4 | 8.40 | 4.90 | 2.89 | 3.22 | 2.89 |
| C20:4 n-6 | 1.11 | 25.3 | 24.0 | 4.28 | 2.75 | 2.76 | 1.89 |
| C20:5 n-3 | n.d. | 298.8 | 275.8 | 47.3 | 35.6 | 35.9 | 30.00 |
| C22:0 | 11.5 | 31.9 | 26.7 | 27.8 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 26.4 |
| C22:1 n-9 | n.d. | 8.39 | 8.30 | 5.87 | 4.31 | 4.63 | 4.38 |
| C22:5 n-3 | n.d. | 32.9 | 29.7 | 2.15 | 1.47 | 1.70 | 2.88 |
| C22:6 n-3 | n.d. | 119.3 | 151.5 | 35.9 | 23.7 | 21.9 | 19.8 |
| Σ SFA | 3866.0 | 3020.3 | 3205.5 | 3357.2 | 3435.2 | 3312.8 | 3538.4 |
| Σ MUFA | 1450.0 | 2961.7 | 3075.0 | 2322.1 | 1794.1 | 1853.0 | 2104.5 |
| Σ PUFA | 436.6 | 3186.9 | 3293.7 | 666.8 | 495.8 | 482.4 | 502.2 |
| Σ PUFA / Σ SFA | 0.11 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Σ n-3 | 26.0 | 705.8 | 710.2 | 120.5 | 87.9 | 85.3 | 77.3 |
| Σ n-6 | 406.0 | 2481.2 | 2583.5 | 546.3 | 407.9 | 397.1 | 424.9 |
| Σ n-3 / Σ n-6 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| TFA | 5797.4 | 9236.9 | 9655.7 | 6405.3 | 5779.0 | 5702.8 | 6201.1 |
Abbreviations: DM dry matter, BSF Hermetia illucens, c cis, t trans, SFA saturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, TFA total fatty acids, n.d. not detected. Values are reported as mean of duplicate analyses