Table 2 Lipid composition of the Hermetia illucens larvae fat

Lipid class, % of total lipids

 TG

99.20 ± 0.02

 PG

0.28 ± 0.01

 PC

0.18 ± 0.01

 DG

0.17 ± 0.01

 PE

0.12 ± 0.02

 SM

0.02 ± 0.01

TG species, % of total TG species^a

 34:0

2.06 ± 0.04

 36:0

30.06 ± 0.49

 37:0

0.60 ± 0.31

 38:0

12.25 ± 0.51

 38:1

0.59 ± 0.01

 40:0

7.76 ± 0.39

 40:1

2.40 ± 0.10

 42:0

2.11 ± 0.22

 42:1

3.91 ± 0.08

 42:2

6.04 ± 1.04

 42:3

0.73 ± 0.07

 44:0

0.92 ± 0.10

 44:1

2.10 ± 0.21

 44:2

1.65 ± 0.09

 46:1

2.54 ± 0.43

 46:2

4.80 ± 0.21

 46:3

0.95 ± 0.03

 48:1

0.92 ± 0.21

 48:2

1.79 ± 0.15

 48:3

1.78 ± 0.07

 48:4

1.89 ± 0.18

 50:2

1.21 ± 0.06

 50:3

0.86 ± 0.03

 52:2

0.56 ± 0.09

 52:3

1.13 ± 0.02

 52:4

1.30 ± 0.17

 Sum DB0

56.73 ± 1.16

 Sum DB1

13.99 ± 0.98

 Sum DB2

17.29 ± 1.26

 Sum DB3

6.33 ± 0.16

 Sum DB4

4.18 ± 0.39

 Sum DB5

0.94 ± 0.11

 Sum DB6

0.45 ± 0.08

 Sum DB7

0.09 ± 0.01