Black soldier fly larvae — proximate composition (Feedipedia)
Source: 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.
Proximate composition (Main analysis)
| Nutrient row (verbatim) |
|---|
| Dry matter % as fed 91.7 6.8 70.9 98.5 13 |
| Crude protein % DM 56.6 9.9 41.1 71 13 |
| Crude fibre % DM 16.1 13 18.2 3 |
| Neutral detergent fibre % DM 24 14.2 32.5 4 |
| Acid detergent fibre % DM 13.3 9.3 19.9 4 |
| Ether extract % DM 12 5.4 4.6 20.9 10 |
| Ash % DM 12.8 6.4 5.2 24.9 10 |
| Starch (polarimetry) % DM 0.9 |
| Starch (enzymatic) % DM 0.9 * |
| Total sugars % DM 4.7 1 |
| Gross energy MJ/kg DM 21.7 1.8 19 24.4 6 * |
| Lysine g/16g N 5.5 1 4 7.1 6 * |
| Methionine g/16g N 1.8 0.1 1.8 2.2 6 * |
| Methionine+cystine g/16g N 2.4 0.3 2.3 3 5 * |
| Calcium g/kg DM 43.2 30 6.2 84.4 9 |
| Phosphorus g/kg DM 8 1.3 6.4 10.4 10 |
Note: Feedipedia reports composition as Avg, SD, Min, Max, Nb (number of samples). Values are as published; interpretation is left to the API consumer.
Source: pdf-raw/feedipedia/ingredient_black_soldier_fly_larvae.txt (Feedipedia node/16388, 2026-07-22).