Table 2 Amino acid (AA) concentration (g/100 g of protein) of BSF meal and experimental diets
| Â | BSF | BSF0 | BSF3 | BSF6 | BSF9 | BSF12 | BSF15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essential AA | |||||||
 Arginine | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
 Histidine | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
 Isoleucine | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
 Leucine | 5.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
 Lysine | 3.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
 Methionine | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
 Cysteine | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
 Phenylalanine | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
 Tyrosine | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
 Threonine | 3.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
 Valine | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Non-essential AA | |||||||
 Alanine | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
 Aspartic acid | 6.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
 Glycine | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
 Glutamic acid | 8.8 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
 Proline | 5.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
 Serine | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |