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Table 2 Fatty acid composition of the insect and control meals (g/100 g FA, unless otherwise stated)

From: Full-fat insect meals in ruminant nutrition: in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics and lipid biohydrogenation

Item

Meals

Full-fat insect meals

Control meals

ACD

ALD

BL

GB

GS

HI

MD

TM

SBM

RPM

SFM

FM

C10:0

0.34

0.42

0.44

0.17

0.34

0.26

0.33

0.22

2.79

1.88

2.63

0.79

C12:0

0.07

0.03

0.11

0.18

0.13

26.8

0.10

0.30

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.10

C14:0

0.53

0.78

0.99

1.43

0.71

6.08

2.32

3.10

0.19

0.18

0.10

6.75

C16:0

25.4

29.3

31.8

21.5

25.7

20.0

22.4

17.2

18.6

8.69

8.05

22.5

C16:1 c9

0.70

0.32

1.01

1.72

1.45

1.70

11.1

1.63

0.15

1.32

0.13

8.06

C18:0

9.28

9.11

15.8

5.11

7.89

2.97

4.46

2.90

5.09

1.73

3.46

6.64

C18:1 c9

25.5

35.6

24.3

48.6

27.6

10.8

25.8

43.2

11.3

42.5

53.7

10.2

C18:2 n-6

34.6

20.5

21.6

15.4

32.0

24.5

19.3

28.0

51.9

25.4

28.0

1.47

C18:3 n-3

0.90

0.76

0.43

2.97

0.77

2.01

1.90

1.42

7.19

4.45

1.48

0.58

C18:3 n-6

0

0.01

0.01

0.03

0.04

0.01

0.07

0.01

0.06

0.06

0

0.21

C20:0

0.56

0.56

1.02

0.28

0.81

0.12

0.20

0.19

0.27

0.44

0.45

0.33

C22:0

0.13

0.25

0.21

0.11

0.14

0.24

0.14

0.04

0.35

0.27

0.69

0.14

C20:5 n-3

0.12

0

0.24

0.05

0.08

0

0.33

0

0

0

0

14.4

C22:5 n-3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.06

C22:6 n-3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.9

Other1

1.86

2.38

2.05

2.51

2.29

4.58

11.55

1.79

2.10

13.0

1.32

11.9

Total SFA

36.4

40.7

50.6

29.0

35.9

56.8

31.1

24.1

27.4

13.4

15.5

37.9

Total BCFA2

0.57

0.81

0.65

0.66

0.89

0.90

5.72

0.78

0

0

0

1.27

Total MUFA

27.0

37.3

26.5

51.4

30.2

14.0

40.7

45.7

13.4

56.6

55.0

24.8

Total PUFA

36.0

21.3

22.3

18.9

33.0

28.3

22.5

29.5

59.2

30.0

29.5

36.1

Total FA, g/kg DM

168

155

144

203

163

209

194

317

6

27

17

68

  1. Abbreviations: FA Fatty acids, ACD Acheta domesticus, ALD Alphitobius diaperinus, BL Blatta lateralis, GB Gryllus bimaculatus, GS Grylloides sigillatus, HI Hermetia illucens, MD Musca domestica, TM Tenebrio molitor, SBM Soybean meal, RPM Rapeseed meal, SFM Sunflower meal, FM Fishmeal, c: cis, SFA Saturated fatty acids, BCFA Branched-chain fatty acids, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids, DM Dry matter
  2. 1Other: C14:1 c9 + C15:0 + C15 iso + C15 aiso + C16 iso + C17:1 c9 + C17 iso + C17 aiso + ∑C18:1 t + C18:1 c11 + C18:1 c12 + C18:1 c14 + C18:1 t16 + C20:1 c9 + C20:1 c11 + C20:2 n-6 + C20:3 n-6 + C22:1 n-9 + C20:3 n-3 + C20:4 n-6
  3. 2Total BCFA: C15 iso + C15 aiso + C16 iso + C17 iso + C17 aiso
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

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