Table 2 The amino acids content of yellow mealworm larvae

Phenylalanine

12–82

Valine

20–49.2

Threonine

12–75

Tryptophan

4.6–58

Isoleucine

18.7– 32.1

Methionine

5.4–25.2

Histidine

11–35.6

Leucine

22–109

Lysine

12–105.6

Arginine

18–56

Tyrosine

22–67.2

Cysteine

3.9–6.9

Aspartic acid + asparagine

5–97.4

Serine

18.9–66

Glutamic acid + glutamate

38–125.3

Proline

29.9–95.9

Glycine

13–66

Alanine

30.5–100.9