Table 2 Larvae descriptive chemical composition (g/100 g on DM) and gross energy (MJ/kg on DM) expressed on DM. L1 EE 1% diet, L1.5 EE 1.5% diet, L2.5 EE 2.5% diet, L3.5 EE 3.5% diet, L4.5 EE 4.5% diet, DM dry matter, CP crude protein, EE ether extract, GE gross energy.

From: Determination of lipid requirements in black soldier fly through semi-purified diets

Itemsa

Larvae (% on DM)

L1

L1.5

L2.5

L3.5

L4.5

DM

32.43

30.80

29.76

31.40

30.11

CP

23.11

28.44

30.44

28.28

30.35

EE

47.45

39.39

38.52

37.91

33.21

Ash

5.22

5.61

5.77

5.95

6.16

GE

30.14

29.16

28.95

28.97

29.58

  1. aValues are reported as mean of duplicate analyses.
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