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Table­41.2­ Mineral content of selected invertebrates.
Species – Life­stage Calcium­(%) Phosphorus­(%) Magnesium­(%) Iron­(mg/kg) Zinc­(mg/kg) Copper­(mg/kg) Manganese­(mg/kg)
Waxworms (Galleria mellonella) – larvae 0.024 0.19 0.03 20.9 25.4 3.8 1.3
Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) – larvae 0.017 0.28 0.08 20.6 52.0 6.1 5.2
Superworms (Zophobas morio) – larvae 0.018 0.24 0.05 16.5 30.7 3.6 4.3
Silkworms (Bombyx mori) – larvae 0.070 0.17 0.06 9.0 15.2 2.2 1.9
Butterworms (Chilecomadia moorei) – larvae 0.012 0.23 0.03 14.0 35.7 3.0 0.7
Soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) – larvae 0.934 0.36 0.17 66.6 56.2 4.0 61.8
Crickets (Acheta domesticus) – adults 0.041 0.30 0.03 19.3 67.1 6.2 11.5
Crickets (A. domesticus) – nymphs 0.027 0.25 0.02 21.2 68.0 5.1 8.9
Rusty red roaches (Blatta lateralis) – nymphs 0.038 0.18 0.02 14.8 32.7 7.9 2.6
Six-spotted roaches (Eublaberus distanti) – adults 0.043 0.24 0.04 48.2 93.6 11.1 2.4
Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) – adults 0.052 0.41 0.05 123.9 69.0 5.0 5.1
Woodlice/pillbugs(Porcellio scaber) – adults 4.621 0.39 0.15 139.7 54.7 41.5 27.3
Earthworms (Lumbricus terresstris) 0.044 0.16 0.01 50.4 17.7 1.5 1.3

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