Table 3. Proximate composition and pH of edible insect powder itself

Traits Treatments
TMP PBP GBP ADP
Protein (%) 50.65±0.47b 60.35±0.51a 60.38±0.18a 32.75±0.34c
Carbohydrate (%) 36.16±0.73b 36.01±0.49b 31.47±0.31c 64.17±0.36a
Fat (%) 11.92±0.43a 2.16±0.19c 7.24±0.16b 2.63±0.08c
Ash (%) 1.27±0.34ab 1.47±0.16a 0.91±0.06b 0.45±0.06c
pH 6.59±0.01d 7.47±0.00a 6.84±0.02c 7.19±0.00b
Means in a row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
TMP, Tenebrio molitor L. powder; PBP, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis L. powder; GBP, Gryllus bimaculatus powder; ADP, Allomyrina dichotoma L. powder.