Table 1.
Ingredient and nutrient composition of the semi-synthetic diet formulated with black soldier fly larvae meal
| Ingredient | %, on as fed-basis |
|---|---|
| Wheat starch—pregelatinized | 39.04 |
| Water | 23.08 |
| Amino acid Premix1 | 10.81 |
| Poultry Fat | 10.00 |
| Poultry Meal | 5.00 |
| Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal | 4.62 |
| Cellulose | 2.31 |
| Dicalcium Phosphate | 1.54 |
| Palatant2 | 1.15 |
| Potassium Chloride | 0.77 |
| Brewers yeast | 0.77 |
| SaltNaCl | 0.38 |
| Choline | 0.31 |
| Mineral Premix3 | 0.12 |
| Vitamin Premix4 | 0.12 |
| Nutrient Content | Analyzed content |
| ME, kcal/kg (calculated)5 | 2,992 |
| DM, % | 73.45 |
| CP, % | 21.77 |
| Acid-hydrolyzed fat, % | 16.60 |
| Ash, % | 5.94 |
| Crude Fiber | 1.36 |
| Ala, % | 1.91 |
| Arg, % | 1.35 |
| Asn, % | 0.93 |
| Cys, % | 0.25 |
| Glu, % | 4.54 |
| Gly, % | 1.76 |
| His, % | 0.53 |
| Ile, % | 0.80 |
| Leu, % | 1.45 |
| Lys, % | 0.89 |
| Met, % | 0.14 |
| Phe, % | 0.66 |
| Trp, % | 0.39 |
| Tyr, % | 1.75 |
| Val, % | 0.17 |
1Provides per 100 g of final diet: 2.62 g of l-glutamic acid, 1 g of l-tyrosine, 0.77 of l-alanine and glycine each, 0.69 g of l-arginine and l-leucine each, 0.62 g of proline, 0.54 g of l-lysine, l-threonine, and l-serine each, 0.38 g of l-valine, l-isoleucine and l-phenylalanine and l-asparagine H2O each, 0.23 g of l-histidine HCL H2O, 0.15 g of tryptophan, and 0.12 g of taurine.
2PALASURANCE C45-140 Dry, Kemin Nutrisurance, Inc., USA.
3Trouw Dog & Cat TM PMX 2016, Trouw Nutrition, Northwich, UK.
4Trouw Cat Vit no K NG 2016, Trouw Nutrition, Northwich, UK.
5Calculated metabolizable energy based on modified Atwater values.