Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 42.2 | 6.3 | 37.1 | 57.6 | 10 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 52.8 | 4.2 | 47.2 | 60.3 | 9 | |
| NDF | % DM | 12.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 15.0 | 4 | |
| ADF | % DM | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 36.1 | 4.1 | 31.1 | 43.1 | 8 | |
| Ash | % DM | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 10 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 26.8 | 0.4 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 4 | |
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 10 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 7.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 14.2 | 8 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 2 | ||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.9 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 116 | 24 | 83 | 136 | 4 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 16 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 4 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 57 | 32 | 26 | 110 | 5 | |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 7.3 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 3 | |
| Arginine | % protein | 4.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 3 | |
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 7.5 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 3 | |
| Cystine | % protein | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3 | |
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 11.3 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 3 | |
| Glycine | % protein | 4.9 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 3 | |
| Histidine | % protein | 3.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3 | |
| Isoleucine | % protein | 4.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3 | |
| Leucine | % protein | 8.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 3 | |
| Lysine | % protein | 5.4 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 3 | |
| Methionine | % protein | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3 | |
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 4.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3 | |
| Proline | % protein | 6.8 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 3 | |
| Serine | % protein | 7.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 3 | |
| Threonine | % protein | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3 | |
| Tryptophan | % protein | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3 | |
| Tyrosine | % protein | 7.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 3 | |
| Valine | % protein | 6.0 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 3 | |
| Fatty acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Lauric acid C12:0 | % fatty acids | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | |
| Myristic acid C14:0 | % fatty acids | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 3 | |
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | % fatty acids | 21.1 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 28.7 | 3 | |
| Palmitoleic acid C16:1 | % fatty acids | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 3 | |
| Stearic acid C18:0 | % fatty acids | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3 | |
| Oleic acid C18:1 | % fatty acids | 37.7 | 8.7 | 27.7 | 43.3 | 3 | |
| Linoleic acid C18:2 | % fatty acids | 27.4 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 31.0 | 3 | |
| Linolenic acid C18:3 | % fatty acids | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Barker et al., 1998; CIRAD, 1991; Finke, 2002; Jones et al., 1972; Klasing et al., 2000; Martin et al., 1976
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