Table 1.
Types of economical insect and their chemical composition and nutritive value
| S.No | Insects species | Percentage (%) | Milligram per kilogram (mg/kg | References | ||||||||||||
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| DM | CP | CF | Ash | Ca | P | Mg | K | Na | S | Zn | Cu | Mn | Fe | |||
| 1 | Grasshopper | 35.00 | 50.50 | 15.30 | 6.40 | 146.0 | 153.0 | 56.40 | 3.44 | ND | ND | 0.04 | 0.01 | 1.40 | 0.06 | [2,25,27] |
| 2 | Black soldier fly larvae | 27.40 | 56.10 | 23.20 | 9.85 | 2.14 | 1.15 | 0.39 | 1.35 | 0.13 | 27.04 | 13.10 | 11.20 | 23.20 | 20.40 | [2,34,35, 36,37,42,43] |
| 3 | Housefly larvae | 83.47 | 33.29 | 6.20 | 6.25 | 0.49 | 1.09 | 0.23 | 1.27 | 0.54 | ND | 10.39 | 32.40 | 42.50 | 47.50 | [6,42,48] |
| 4 | Mealworm larvae | 94.60 | 55.83 | 25.19 | 4.84 | 0.21 | 1.06 | 0.30 | 1.12 | 0.21 | ND | 138.2 | 19.40 | 05.70 | 71.50 | [54,55] |
DM, dry matter; CP, crude protein; CF, crude fiber; Ash; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorous; Mg, magnesium; K, potassium; Na, sodium; Zn, zinc; Cu, copper; Mn, manganese; Fe, iron.