Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), fresh
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 41.1 | 6.9 | 31.1 | 57.6 | 11 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 53.5 | 4.6 | 47.2 | 60.3 | 10 | |
| Neutral detergent fibre | % DM | 12 | 7.4 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Acid detergent fibre | % DM | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 3 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 35 | 5 | 26.4 | 43.1 | 9 | |
| Ash | % DM | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 11 | |
| Insoluble ash | % DM | 0.2 | 1 | ||||
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 26.8 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 4 | * | |
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | g/16g N | 7.7 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 4 | ||
| Arginine | g/16g N | 5.5 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 4 | ||
| Aspartic acid | g/16g N | 7.7 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 4 | ||
| Cystine | g/16g N | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4 | ||
| Glutamic acid | g/16g N | 11.3 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 4 | ||
| Glycine | g/16g N | 5 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4 | ||
| Histidine | g/16g N | 3.3 | 3 | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| Isoleucine | g/16g N | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Leucine | g/16g N | 8.3 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 4 | ||
| Lysine | g/16g N | 5.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 4 | ||
| Methionine | g/16g N | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Methionine+cystine | g/16g N | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4 | * | |
| Phenylalanine | g/16g N | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| Phenylalanine+tyrosine | g/16g N | 11 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 4 | * | |
| Proline | g/16g N | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Serine | g/16g N | 6.4 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 4 | ||
| Threonine | g/16g N | 4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| Tryptophan | g/16g N | 1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3 | ||
| Tyrosine | g/16g N | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 4 | ||
| Valine | g/16g N | 6.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 4 | ||
| Fatty acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Myristic acid C14:0 | % fatty acids | 3.5 | 2 | 6.4 | 4 | ||
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | % fatty acids | 20.1 | 16.1 | 28.7 | 4 | ||
| Palmitoleic acid C16:1 | % fatty acids | 3.3 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 4 | ||
| Stearic acid C18:0 | % fatty acids | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| Oleic acid C18:1 | % fatty acids | 37.9 | 27.7 | 43.3 | 4 | ||
| Linoleic acid C18:2 | % fatty acids | 29.1 | 23.1 | 34.3 | 4 | ||
| Linolenic acid C18:3 | % fatty acids | 0.8 | 0 | 1.4 | 3 | ||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 11 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 7.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 14.2 | 9 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 3 | ||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.94 | 2 | ||
| Chlorine | g/kg DM | 5.7 | 1 | ||||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 2.2 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | ||
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | |
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 125 | 28 | 83 | 159 | 5 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 18 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 5 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 59 | 29 | 26 | 110 | 6 | |
| Selenium | mg/kg DM | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3 | ||
| Poultry nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| AMEn cockerel | MJ/kg DM | 23.1 | * | ||||
| AMEn broiler | MJ/kg DM | 21.6 | * | ||||
| Ruminants nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 59 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 62 | * | ||||
| a (N) | % | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | ||
| b (N) | % | 66 | 59 | 73 | 2 | ||
| c (N) | h-1 | 0.43 | 0.11 | 0.75 | 2 | ||
| Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) | % | 73 | * | ||||
| Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%) | % | 76 | * | ||||
| a (DM) | % | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| b (DM) | % | 76 | 72 | 80 | 2 | ||
| c (DM) | h-1 | 0.555 | 0.12 | 0.99 | 2 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Barker et al., 1998; CIRAD, 1991; Finke, 2002; Finke, 2015; Jones et al., 1972; Klasing et al., 2000; Martin et al., 1976
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