| Item | Fish meal | Defatted BSF larva meal | Adult flies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross energy (kcal/kg) | 4,451 | 4,434 | 5,098 |
| Dry matter (%) | 92.1 | 95.7 | 94.4 |
| Crude protein (%) | 68.6 | 59.5 | 59.0 |
| Ether extract (%) | 7.5 | 7.6 | 26.8 |
| Acid detergent fiber (%) | 0.8 | 13.4 | 22.5 |
| ADIN (%) | 0.22 | 1.08 | 1.66 |
| Chitin | - | 8.7 | 13.3 |
| Glucosamine (%) | - | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| Ash (%) | 16.2 | 17.7 | 5.3 |
| Indispensable amino acids (%) | |||
| Arginine | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Histidine | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Isoleucine | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Leucine | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Lysine | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Methionine | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Phenylalanine | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Threonine | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Tryptophan | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Valine | 2.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Dispensable amino acids (%) | |||
| Alanine | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Aspartic acid | 6.1 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| Cysteine | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Glutamic acid | 9.3 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Glycine | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Proline | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Serine | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Tyrosine | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 |