Nutritional composition, fatty acid profile, and presence of Salmonella spp. in housefly pupae meal (Musca domestica)
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The larval forms of insects are considered potential alternative sources of protein for human and domestic animal feeding, so it is necessary to know their nutritional information to include them in animal diets. The objective of this research was to evaluate the nutritional composition, fatty acid profile, and presence of Salmonella spp. in house fly pupae meal. Three samples of pupae meal were collected and sent to the Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory of UNALM for nutritional assessment. Salmonella spp. was evaluated at the UNAMBA Microbiology Laboratory Veterinary Medicine Faculty. The house fly pupae flour contains 58.44±0.14% crude protein, 16.33% fat, 11.415% crude fiber, 5.24% ash, and 1.03% nitrogen-free extract. The flour has a composition of 14.63% linoleic acid (Omega 6), 32.57% cis-9 oleic acid, 0.8% linolenic acid (Omega 3), and other fatty acids. The nutritional composition, fatty acid profile, and absence of Salmonella spp. in the pupae meal make it a suitable alternative for including this ingredient in domestic animal diets.
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