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. 2022 Nov 23;13:1028992. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1028992

TABLE 5.

Correlation between In vivo, and in vitro protein and amino acid solubility of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae meal, test diet and reference diet using salmon enzymes, and commercial enzymes.

Correlation between in vivo and in vitro solubility
In vivo: In vitro SE In vivo: In vitro CE In vitro SE: In vitro CE
Protein solubility
Black soldier fly larvae meal 0.989 (0.09) 0.74 (0.47) 0.83 (0.37)
Amino acid solubility
Black soldier fly larvae meal 0.50 (0.07) 0.19 (0.46) 0.44 (0.09)
Test diet 0.07 (0.79) 0.23 (0.4) 0.27 (0.32)
References diet 0.14 (0.61) 0.25 (0.34) 0.99 (<0.01)

Correlation values (r) are indicated before the parenthesis; p values are indicated inside the parenthesis; SE: salmon enzyme; CE: commercial enzyme.