{"topic_id":"ingredient_black_soldier_fly_larvae","category":"ingredient-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: ingredient_black_soldier_fly_larvae\ncategory: ingredient-nutrition\ntitle: \"Black soldier fly larvae — proximate composition (Feedipedia)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Feedipedia (INRAE/FAO), 'Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) | Feedipedia' (feedipedia.org/node/16388)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/feedipedia/ingredient_black_soldier_fly_larvae.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-22\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 16\n  passed: 16\n  date: 2026-07-22\n---\n\n# Black soldier fly larvae — proximate composition (Feedipedia)\n\nSource: Feedipedia (INRAE/FAO open ingredient database), page \"Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) | Feedipedia\" (feedipedia.org/node/16388). First-hand web text extracted (tags stripped) to `pdf-raw/feedipedia/ingredient_black_soldier_fly_larvae.txt`; composition values are verbatim from the page's proximate (\"Main analysis\") table. Units as published (% as fed / % DM / MJ/kg DM / g/kg DM). Avg/SD/Min/Max/Nb columns preserved.\n\n## Proximate composition (Main analysis)\n| Nutrient row (verbatim) |\n| --- |\n| Dry matter % as fed 91.7 6.8 70.9 98.5 13 |\n| Crude protein % DM 56.6 9.9 41.1 71 13 |\n| Crude fibre % DM 16.1 13 18.2 3 |\n| Neutral detergent fibre % DM 24 14.2 32.5 4 |\n| Acid detergent fibre % DM 13.3 9.3 19.9 4 |\n| Ether extract % DM 12 5.4 4.6 20.9 10 |\n| Ash % DM 12.8 6.4 5.2 24.9 10 |\n| Starch (polarimetry) % DM 0.9 |\n| Starch (enzymatic) % DM 0.9 * |\n| Total sugars % DM 4.7 1 |\n| Gross energy MJ/kg DM 21.7 1.8 19 24.4 6 * |\n| Lysine g/16g N 5.5 1 4 7.1 6 * |\n| Methionine g/16g N 1.8 0.1 1.8 2.2 6 * |\n| Methionine+cystine g/16g N 2.4 0.3 2.3 3 5 * |\n| Calcium g/kg DM 43.2 30 6.2 84.4 9 |\n| Phosphorus g/kg DM 8 1.3 6.4 10.4 10 |\n\nNote: Feedipedia reports composition as Avg, SD, Min, Max, Nb (number of samples). Values are as published; interpretation is left to the API consumer.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/feedipedia/ingredient_black_soldier_fly_larvae.txt` (Feedipedia node/16388, 2026-07-22).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":200,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}