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Table 5 The minerals content of yellow mealworm larvae

From: Improving the nutritional values of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae as an animal feed ingredient: a review

Minerals

mg/kg

Sodium (Na)

960–3,644

Magnesium (Mg)

2,026–4,100

Potassium (K)

6,440–19,290

Phosphorus (P)

6,640–14,290

Calcium (Ca)

434.6–2,070

Manganese (Mn)

3.3–13.5

Iron (Fe)

46.6–163

Copper (Cu)

7.8–65.4

Zinc (Zn)

82.3–183.7

  1. Minerals contents were obtained from published sources [5, 25, 33, 34]
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891