Table 1. Proximate composition (%) of the samples
Treatment | Moisture | Crude protein | Crude fat | Crude ash |
IE | 3.17A | 69.28A | 24.48B | 3.08B |
IF | 1.36AB | 66.65A | 26.81B | 5.18A |
BF | 0.00B | 59.53B | 37.42A | 3.16B |
SEM1) | 0.692 | 2.797 | 1.230 | 0.403 |
Standard error of the least square mean (n = 9).
Different capital letters in the same column indicate significant differences between the means (p < 0.05).
IE, insect flour defatted with 70% ethanol; IF, insect flour; BF, beef flour.