Table 1. Black soldier fly larvae proximate composition (%) results
Variable | Dry temperature and dry time | SEM | p-value |
50°C | 60°C | 70°C |
1 h | 2 h | 3 h | 1 h | 2 h | 3 h | 1 h | 2 h | 3 h | Temp (T1) | Time (T2) | Inter (T1×T2) |
Moisture (%) | 54.2ax | 52.0bx | 48.8cx | 48.6ay | 43.7by | 41.0by | 45.4az | 33.2bz | 14.4cz | 0.97 | *** | *** | *** |
Crude protein (%) | 9.9cz | 10.3bz | 11.2az | 11.7by | 14.0ay | 14.2ay | 12.4cx | 18.1bx | 26.2ax | 0.40 | *** | *** | *** |
Crude fat (%) | 30.1cz | 31.6bz | 33.0az | 32.7by | 34.4ay | 35.2ay | 34.9cx | 39.5bx | 46.2ax | 0.41 | *** | *** | *** |
Crude fiber (%) | 3.2by | 3.3by | 4.0ay | 3.8bx | 4.7bx | 5.9ax | 4.1bx | 4.3bx | 6.4ax | 0.12 | *** | *** | ** |
Crude ash (%) | 2.7cz | 2.8bz | 3.0az | 3.2by | 3.7ay | 3.7ay | 3.2cx | 4.8bx | 6.8ax | 0.10 | *** | *** | *** |
Proximate contents were calculated as dry matter (DM).
Temp: p-value of the dry temperature; Time: p-value of the dry time; Inter (T1×T2): interaction p-value of the dry temperature with the dry time. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.
Mean values within each row with different superscripts are significantly different about drying time (p<0.05).
Mean values within each row with different superscripts are significantly different about drying temperature (p<0.05).