Table 2.
Free amino acid contents of shade dried (SD), and 30 min boil after hot air dried (30BHAD) Tenebrio molitor larvae before and after fermentation.
| Variables (mg/100 g) | SD | 30BHAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfermented | Fermented | Unfermented | Fermented | |
| Aspartic acid | 91.22 ± 11.49 a1 | 84.8 ± 14.16 a | 28.72 ± 4.33 b | 149.61 ± 7.44 c |
| Glutamic acid | 224.22 ± 37.16 a | 292.31 ± 44.24 a | 143.68 ± 30.04 a | 588.89 ± 67.85 b |
| Serine | 81.47 ± 8.26 a | 59.53 ± 7.67 ab | 40.66 ± 7.24 b | 88.61 ± 11.54 a |
| Histidine | 165.14 ± 16.02 a | 81.7 ± 10.16 b | 52.18 ± 11.6 b | 128.87 ± 19.16 a |
| Glycine | 48.02 ± 3.56 a | 25.04 ± 2.94 b | 21.45 ± 2.95 b | 36.38 ± 5.56 c |
| Threonine | 77.35 ± 8.61 a | 52.28 ± 5.87 b | 38.44 ± 6.85 b | 112.77 ± 9.37 c |
| Arginine | 456.76 ± 42.2 a | 385.09 ± 35.44 a | 172.39 ± 32.27 b | 602.94 ± 85.19 c |
| Alanine | 239.22 ± 31.98 a | 56.68 ± 13.94 b | 122.08 ± 25.07 b | 98.04 ± 38 b |
| Tyrosine | 308.19 ± 42.63 a | 115.27 ± 12.17 b | 60.27 ± 11.24 b | 191.28 ± 24.32 c |
| Valine | 189.16 ± 30.24 a | 113.28 ± 11.29 b | 91.54 ± 16.9 b | 221.11 ± 18.24 a |
| Methionine | 63.82 ± 5.39 a | 33.36 ± 5.16 b | 18.48 ± 2.09 c | 26.16 ± 1.9 bc |
| Phenylalanine | 120.66 ± 12.59 a | 49.37 ± 5.59 b | 51.32 ± 9.62 b | 102.14 ± 11.98 a |
| Isoleucine | 124.7 ± 16.84 a | 48.77 ± 5.07 b | 59.51 ± 10.6 b | 70.32 ± 4.85 b |
| Leucine | 143.62 ± 16.6 a | 57.47 ± 5.58 b | 91.01 ± 17.92 bc | 117.56 ± 16.43 ac |
| Lysine | 254.18 ± 70.69 a | 171.1 ± 4.31 a | 88.41 ± 33.91 a | 483.57 ± 114.86 b |
| Total free AA | 2587.73 ± 330.84 a | 1626.05 ± 160.85 b | 1080.14 ± 219.62 b | 3018.25 ± 419.4 a |
| Total EAA | 1138.64 ± 162.42 a | 607.33 ± 41.08 b | 490.88 ± 107.59 b | 1262.5 ± 188.49 a |
1 All values are means ± SD (N = 3). a–c Groups that do not share a common letter indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).