Table 1 Analysed values of BSF larvae (Hermetia illucens, dry matter basis)

Dry matter

92.36

Saturated fatty acids (SFA)

Total ash

11.74

Butyric acid (C4:0)

ND

Crude protein

35.88

Caproic acid (C6:0)

ND

Ether extract

30.58

Caprylic acid (C8:0)

ND

Crude fibre

6.58

Capric acid (C10:0)

0.33

Neutral detergent fibre

30.62

Undecanoic acid (C11:0)

ND

Nitrogen free extract

7.58

Lauric acid (C12:0)

9.17

Calcium

3.59

Tridecanoic acid (C13:0)

0.02

Phosphorus

0.70

Myristic acid (C14:0)

2.29

Chitin

4.32

Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0)

0.07

Essential amino acids

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

7.81

 Isoleucine

1.61

Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0)

0.07

 Leucine

2.61

Steric acid (C18:0)

1.33

 Lysine

2.31

Unsaturated fatty acids (USFA)

 Methionine

0.58

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1n7)

1.08

 Phenylalanine

1.51

cis-10-heptadecanoic acid (C17:1n10)

0.05

 Threonine

1.47

cis-9-oleic acid (C18:1n9)

6.33

 Tryptophan

0.42

cis-9,12-linoleic acid (C18:2n6)

3.65

 Tyrosine

1.77

α-linolenic acid (C18:3n3)

0.28

 Histidine

1.09

γ-linolenic acid (C18:3n6)

ND

 Valine

2.44

cis-11,14-eicosadienoic acid (C20:2)

ND

 Total

15.81

cis-11,14,17-eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n3)

0.06

 Amino acid recovery (%)^a

44.06

Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)

0.14

Non-essential amino acids

Erucic acid (C22:1n9)

ND

 Alanine

3.24

 Arginine

1.45

Docosadienoic acid (C22:2)

ND

 Aspartic acid

3.25

Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)

0.01

 Cystine

ND

Nervonic acid (C24:1n9)

0.02

 Glutamic acid

4.39

Total SFA

21.09

 Glycine

2.08

Total USFA

11.62

 Serine

1.71

 Proline

2.47

 Total

18.59