Table 6 Means (±standard error) of concentration of flavonoids (mg/g) in Black Soldier Fly larvae reared on three different rearing substrates.

From: The nutritive value of black soldier fly larvae reared on common organic waste streams in Kenya

Substrate

CM fed BSFL

KW fed BSFL

SG fed BSFL

p-values

Luteolin

8.2 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 3.6

9.5 ± 7.3

0.8752

Apegenin

8.3a* ± 1.1

3.7b ± 6.2

8.2a ± 1.1

0.0087

Quercetin

4.6 ± 1.0

7.9 ± 3.9

5 ± 8.2

0.142

Rutin

8.1 ± 2.8

4.1 ± 0.7

5.1 ± 2.7

0.4538

Kaempferol

24.7a ± 4.6

4.2b ± 0.6

17.4a ± 6.6

0.0196

  1. *Means (n = 2) in the same row followed with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05; CM, Chicken Manure; KW, Kitchen Waste; SG, Spent Grain; BSFL, Black Soldier Fly larvae.
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