Table 2. Proximate composition and dietary fiber of Protaetia brevitarsis larvae in the control (GRP) and formulated diet (FD1-FD3) treatment groups (%)

Proximate composition (%) Control Formulated Diet
GRP1) FD1 FD2 FD3
Crude protein 53.2±2.92) 56.9±0.3 57.4±0.7 55.6±0.7
Crude fat 12.5±1.0 10.8±0.3 11.4±0.1 11.9±0.0
Crude ash 7.5±1.2 9.7±0.4 8.6±0.6 9.9±0.2
Dietary fiber 18.7±0.0 17.4±0.3 17.6±1.2 16.5±0.1
Carbohydrate3) 26.3±1.4 22.6±0.4 20.9±2.3 22.7±0.5NS4)
GRP, larvae provided with the control diet (glutinous rice powder) during depuration (control group); FD1-FD3, larvae provided with formulated diets 1-3 during depuration (formulated-diet groups).
All values are mean±SD (n=2, % w/w).
All values are expressed on a dry matter (DM) basis. Carbohydrate was calculated by difference [100 - (crude protein + crude fat + crude ash)].
NS, not significant differences were observed among treatment groups for any variable in this table by one-way ANOVA (p>0.05).