Table 2 Vitamin D2 and D3 concentrations (IU/kg) in diets (as fed) provided to four insect species and in these species (fresh matter) at the start of experiment 1 and 2.

From: Evidence of vitamin D synthesis in insects exposed to UVb light

Diet ingredients

Vitamin D2

Vitamin D3

Carrot (Daucus carota)

<20

<10

Ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

<20

<10

Wheat bran

<20

<10

Mealworm feed (experiment 1)

<20

590

Mealworm feed (experiment 2)

<20

140

Chicken feed (experiment 1)

<20

12000

Cricket feed (experiment 2)

<20

580

Migratory locusts

<20

<10

House crickets

<20

19

Yellow mealworms

<20

55

Black soldier fly larvae

245

420

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