Table 8 Fatty acid compositions of the experimental diets.

From: Insect fat influences broiler performance, meat quality, and the cecal microbiota similarly to plant oils rather than animal fats

Component

1BSFL

2SO

3RO

4PO

5PKFD

6PF

7PL

8BT

Saturated fatty acids

 C8:0 Caprylic acid

0.06

0.03

0.02

 C10:0 Capric acid

1.23

 C12:0 Lauric acid

41.1

0.2

0.04

0.13

 C14:0 Myristic acid

15.91

0.1

0.02

1.1

1.0

1.22

6.34

 C15:0 Pentadecanoic acid

0.01

0.1

0.51

 C16:0 Palmitic acid

14.77

11.2

3.49

44.7

14.23

24.5

23.42

27.01

 C17:0 Heptadecanoic acid

0.15

0.02

0.09

0.13

0.18

0.86

 C18:0 Stearic acid

2.05

5

1.89

4.2

3.5

4.9

12.01

16.8

 C20:0 Arachidic acid

0.1

0.21

0.5

0.1

0.58

0.06

 C21:0 Heneicosanoic acid

0.21

 C22:0 Docosanoic acid

0.05

0.25

0.24

0.04

0.03

 C24:0 Tetracosanoic acid

0.05

0.11

Monounsaturated fatty acids

 C14:1 Myristoleic acid

0.2

0.11

 C16:1 Palmitoleic acid

2.18

0.1

0.22

1.6

5.43

2.1

5.42

 C17:1 Heptadecenoic acid

0.1

0.05

0.11

0.26

 C18:1 Oleic acid

17.3

21.1

73.88

39.3

59.89

39.21

42.13

34.82

 C20:1 Eicosenoic acid

0.1

1.4

0.1

0.68

 C22:1 Erucic acid

0.67

 C24:1 Nervonic acid

0.12

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

 C18:2 n6 Linoleic acid

1.36

52.28

11.27

10

16.61

21.81

16.08

1.55

 C18:3 n3 Linolenic acid

0.3

7.5

1.23

0.1

0.23

0.3

1.33

 C18:3 n6 y-linolenic acid

2.17

2.1

4.85

0.3

3.16

2

6.2

 C18:4 n-3 Stearidonic acid

0.04

0.04

 C20:5 n-3 Eicosapentaenoic acid

0.72

0.07

 C20:2 Eicosadienoic acid

0.04

0.13

0.59

0.31

Summarized fatty acids

 9SFA

75.63

16.82

6.27

50.3

18.4

30.8

36.83

51.7

 10UFA

24.37

83.18

93.73

49.7

81.6

69.2

63.17

48.3

 11MUFA

19.78

21.3

76.34

39.3

61.6

44.85

45.17

40.24

 12PUFA

4.59

61.88

17.39

10.4

20

24.35

18

8.06

 PUFA/SFA

0.06

3.68

2.77

0.21

1.09

0.79

0.49

0.16

  1. 1BSFL—H. illucens larvae fat; 2SO—soybean oil; 3 RO—rapeseed oil; 4 PO—palm oil; 5 PKFD—palm kernel distillate; 6 PF—poultry fat; 7 PL—pork lard; 8 BT—beef tallow; 9 SFA—saturated fatty acids; 10 UFA—unsaturated fatty acids; 11 MUFA—monounsaturated fatty acids; 12 PUFA—polyunsaturated fatty acids.