Skip to main content
. 2022 Sep 13;13(9):831. doi: 10.3390/insects13090831

Table 3.

Fatty acid composition of BSFL (g kg−1 dry matter basis).

Type FF FF FF FF FF FF
C10:0 20.3 8.6 14.3 8.6
C12:0 575.6 75.0 459.7 526 468.6 407.9
C14:0 71.4 23.0 87 85.4 98.7 65.6
C15:0 1.5 143.8 1.3
C16:0 10.3 192.0 122.1 109 143.8 162.7
C18:0 9.8 69.0 25.3 15.3 17.9 14.3
SFA 782.9 362.0 707.2 750.0 742.4 664.2
C16:1 33.4 8.0 19.1 19.8 27.8 23.6
c9C18:1 79.7 266.0 112.4 61.6 77.3 182.4
c11C18:1 1.2 2.4
MUFA 119.9 287.0 134.1 85.5 115.8 218.8
C18:2n-6 78.3 314.0 38.0 116.0 127.7 100.7
n-6 PUFA 80.0 314.0 142.2 119.0 106.0 100.9
C18:3n-3 11.0 36.0 16.5 10.1 9.8 16.0
C18:4n-3 0.5
C20:5n-3 2.3 0.2
C22:6n-3 0.1
n-3 PUFA 14.3 36.0 16.5 10.1 9.8 16.2
MUFA /SFA, % 15.3 79.3 18.9 11.4 15.6 32.9
n-3 PUFA/ n-6 PUFA, % 17.9 11.5 11.6 8.5 9.0 16.1
References [23] [81] [82] [75] [83] [84]

DF = defatted, FF = full fat, MUFA = monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA = saturated fatty acid.