Table 3.
Nutrient level and amino acid composition of experimental diets (g/kg dry matter).
| Index | CD | BSFLM | CM | CPC | TM | CAP | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrient level of diets | |||||||
| Dry matter | 919.5 | 931.9 | 920.5 | 917.3 | 919.1 | 912.4 | 923.4 |
| Crude protein | 448.8 | 431.5 | 500.9 | 517.0 | 548.1 | 593.6 | 551.2 |
| Crude lipid | 71.8 | 141.5 | 75.0 | 52.1 | 65.0 | 48.7 | 67.0 |
| Ash | 106.4 | 101.6 | 90.8 | 100.6 | 104.1 | 86.5 | 93.0 |
| Phosphorus | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 15.3 | 17.0 |
| Amino acid composition of diets | |||||||
| Methionine | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| Lysine | 25.2 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 30.8 | 42.9 | 32.2 |
| Leucine | 31.4 | 29.7 | 35.8 | 34.3 | 37.1 | 44.8 | 39.9 |
| Isoleucine | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 29.2 | 21.9 |
| Histidine | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| Phenylalanine | 19.4 | 17.7 | 24.5 | 27.1 | 25.1 | 29.9 | 27.1 |
| Valine | 20.7 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 24.3 |
| Arginine | 28.4 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 44.4 | 31.2 | 29.8 | 32.3 |
| Threonine | 16.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 24.9 | 20.8 |
| Tyrosine | 12.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 24.0 | 20.7 |
| Aspartic acid | 40.5 | 37.9 | 40.3 | 45.4 | 43.4 | 57.9 | 45.8 |
| Serine | 17.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 28.6 | 23.7 | 20.4 |
| Glutamic acid | 76.0 | 69.5 | 71.6 | 92.8 | 78.7 | 82.4 | 78.9 |
| Glycine | 21.3 | 21.0 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 30.2 | 27.7 | 25.5 |
| Alanine | 21.1 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 21.8 | 24.0 | 29.9 | 28.9 |
| Proline | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 27.9 | 23.5 | 23.2 |
| Cystine | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| Total | 391.4 | 378.4 | 409.4 | 459.1 | 462.7 | 528.2 | 469.5 |
CD: control diet; BSFLM: black soldier fly larvae meal; CM: Chlorella vulgaris meal; CPC: cottonseed protein concentrate; TM: Tenebrio molitor meal; CAP: Clostridium autoethanogenum protein; BPM: methanotroph bacterial meal.