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Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), dried

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 94.6 1.4 93.2 97.5 9  
Crude protein % DM 50.4 5 43 60.3 33  
Crude fibre % DM 5.1 0.7 4.4 6.9 14  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 12   7.4 15 4  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 6.7   6.4 7.2 3  
Lignin % DM 0          
Ether extract % DM 35.6 6.6 23.5 46.4 32  
Ash % DM 3.6 1.3 1.9 8.8 34  
Insoluble ash % DM 0.2       1  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 0          
Starch (enzymatic) % DM 0          
Total sugars % DM 0          
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 27.8 1.9 23.2 32.4 19 *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine g/16g N 11.2 3.8 6.2 20.1 19  
Arginine g/16g N 5.9 1.5 3.8 8.9 19  
Aspartic acid g/16g N 10 2.3 5.6 15.2 19  
Cystine g/16g N 7 5.6 0.8 19.2 19  
Glutamic acid g/16g N 16.2 4 10.2 23.1 18  
Glycine g/16g N 8.3 3 3.9 13.2 19  
Histidine g/16g N 3.2 0.5 2.3 4 18  
Isoleucine g/16g N 6 2 3.2 11 17  
Leucine g/16g N 11 4.4 6 21.5 19  
Lysine g/16g N 6.4 2 2.9 10.4 19  
Methionine g/16g N 1.9 0.9 1 3.9 19  
Methionine+cystine g/16g N 9 5.9 1.6 21.4 19 *
Phenylalanine g/16g N 4.3 0.8 3.1 5.6 18  
Phenylalanine+tyrosine g/16g N 10.6 2.5 7.1 16.5 18 *
Proline g/16g N 6.5 0.6 5.2 7 7  
Serine g/16g N 7.1 2 4.3 11.1 19  
Threonine g/16g N 5.2 1.2 3.5 7.6 19  
Tryptophan g/16g N 1.7 1.3 0.2 4.6 16  
Tyrosine g/16g N 6.3 2.1 3.5 11 18  
Valine g/16g N 8.8 2.7 5 12.8 19  
               
Fatty acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Myristic acid C14:0 % fatty acids 2.8 1.6 0.7 6.4 11  
Palmitic acid C16:0 % fatty acids 18 5.9 6.8 28.7 12  
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 % fatty acids 2.1 1.6 0.3 6.1 11  
Stearic acid C18:0 % fatty acids 4.1 2.2 1.5 7.8 11  
Oleic acid C18:1 % fatty acids 36.5 8.1 19.8 45.1 12  
Linoleic acid C18:2 % fatty acids 26.6 9.1 8.5 35.2 12  
Linolenic acid C18:3 % fatty acids 0.9 0.7 0 1.9 7  
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 2.4 1.9 0.3 6.2 12  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 7.7 3.3 4.4 14.2 10  
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  
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 81.9         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 22.8         *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 21.4         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 16         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 85          
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn cockerel MJ/kg DM 23.2         *
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 21.7         *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 85          
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 19.1         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 78.9         *
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  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 24         *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 21.7         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 86.6         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 91.5         *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Aguilar-Miranda et al., 2002; Barker et al., 1998; CIRAD, 1991; De Marco et al., 2015; Finke, 2002; Finke, 2015; Gasco et al., 2016; Jin et al., 2016; Jones et al., 1972; Klasing et al., 2000; Martin et al., 1976; Ng et al., 2001; Osimani et al., 2017; Panini et al., 2017; Ramos-Elorduy et al., 1990; Ramos-Elorduy et al., 2002; Yoo et al., 2019

Last updated on 07/07/2026 15:57:20

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Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
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