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. 2023 Jan 23;14(2):114. doi: 10.3390/insects14020114

Table 1.

Compositional amount (%) of experimental diets for Tenebrio molitor larvae.

Group Substrate Amount (%)
Coconut Flour (CF) Flaxseed
Flour (FSF)
Rose Hip Hulls (RHH) Grape
Pomace (GP)
Hemp Protein Flour (HPF) Pea Protein Flour (PPF) Wheat
Bran (WB)
CF5 3.4 - - - - - 96.6
CF10 23.8 - - - - - 76.2
CF15 46.2 - - - - - 53.8
CF20 68.6 - - - - - 31.4
FSF5 - 1.1 - - - - 98.9
FSF10 - 18.7 - - - - 81.3
FSF15 - 36.4 - - - - 63.6
FSF20 - 54.1 - - - - 45.9
GP4 - - - 42.5 - - 57.5
HPF5 - - - - 14.5 - 85.5
HPF8 - - - - 71.5 - 28.5
RHH4 - - 36.4 - - - 63.6
PPF5 - - - - - 7.8 92.2
PPF6 - - - - - 38.6 61.4
WB (Control) - - - - - - 100.0

CF5: coconut flour and wheat bran (5% fat); CF10: coconut flour and wheat bran (10% fat); CF15: coconut flour and wheat bran (15% fat); CF20: coconut flour and wheat bran (20% fat); FSF5: flaxseed flour and wheat bran (5% fat); FSF10: flaxseed flour and wheat bran (10% fat); FSF15: flaxseed flour and wheat bran (15% fat); FSF20: flaxseed flour and wheat bran (20% fat); GP4: grape pomace and wheat bran (5% fat); HPF5: hemp protein flour and wheat bran (5% fat); HPF8: hemp protein flour and wheat bran (8% fat); RHH4: rose hip hulls and wheat bran (4% fat); PPF5: pea protein flour and wheat bran (5% fat); PPF6: pea protein flour and wheat bran (6% fat); and WB: wheat bran (control).