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Table 5 Muscle proximate and essential amino acid compositions of rainbow trout fed the five experimental diets for 8 weeks

From: Dietary inclusion of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) meal as an alternative protein source in practical diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fry

 

MW0

MW7

MW14

MW21

MW28

Proximate composition (% wet weight)

 Moisture

78.0 ± 1.6

76.3 ± 1.6

77.9 ± 0.8

76.7 ± 0.3

77.6 ± 0.7

 Crude protein

19.9 ± 1.3

18.6 ± 1.1

18.3 ± 3.7

17.9 ± 0.7

18.8 ± 2.6

 Crude lipid

2.72 ± 0.47

2.55 ± 0.42

2.12 ± 0.64

3.04 ± 0.44

2.51 ± 0.43

 Ash

1.3 ± 0.01

1.46 ± 0.05

1.27 ± 0.05

1.34 ± 0.02

1.30 ± 0.1

Essential amino acids (% protein)

 Arg

6.2 ± 0.1

6.1 ± 0.0

6.0 ± 0.1

6.0 ± 0.1

6.1 ± 0.0

 His

3.4 ± 0.1

3.5 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.1

 Ile

4.3 ± 0.0

4.3 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.0

4.2 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.1

 Leu

8.5 ± 0.0

8.4 ± 0.1

8.4 ± 0.1

8.4 ± 0.1

8.4 ± 0.0

 Lys

9.8 ± 0.0

9.7 ± 0.0

9.7 ± 0.0

9.8 ± 0.0

9.7 ± 0.0

 Met + Cys

3.9 ± 0.0

4.0 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.1

 Phe

4.8 ± 0.0

4.8 ± 0.0

4.9 ± 0.0

5.1 ± 0.1

4.9 ± 0.0

 Tyr

3.9 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.0

3.8 ± 0.1

3.9 ± 0.0

3.9 ± 0.1

 Thr

4.7 ± 0.0

4.7 ± 0.0

4.7 ± 0.0

4.6 ± 0.0

4.7 ± 0.0

 Val

5.0 ± 0.0

5.0 ± 0.1

5.0 ± 0.0

4.9 ± 0.1

4.9 ± 0.1

  1. Values are mean of triplicate groups and presented as mean ± SE. The lack of superscript letter indicates no significant differences among treatments