Title
Meat Quality of Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) Fed with Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal (Hermetia illucens) as a Protein Source
Date Issued
01 February 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
The most widely used feed ingredients in the world are fishmeal and soybean, which, despite having high-quality digestible protein and good fat content, are considered environmentally unsustainable and increasingly expensive. This issue also involves the guinea pig, a very important animal protein source for people in Andean regions in South America. Here we investigate the substitution of soybean meal with 50% and 100% black soldier fly larvae meal in the guinea pig diet and its effects on meat quality (fatty acid profile, amino acid profile, water-holding capacity, pH, proximal composition, and color). The results showed no differences in the protein content and amino acid profile of meat nor in the n-6:n-3 and P/S ratios, but did show an increment in the desirable fats (mono-and polyunsaturated fatty acids) in the guinea pigs fed with black soldier fly larvae meal. All the other analyzed parameters showed no differences among the diets tested. These results suggest that total replacement of soybean meal with black soldier fly larvae meal in guinea pig nutrition is feasible since meat quality was maintained or improved.
Volume
14
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85123406457
Source
Sustainability (Switzerland)
ISSN of the container
20711050
Sponsor(s)
Funding: The research is partially supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant number 01DN17017 in association with the Peruvian National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development and Technological Innovation (grant number FONDECYT 016-2016) through thee Era-Net LAC project EntoWaste (ELAC2015/T03-0580), and partially by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement no. 861976 project SUSINCHAIN.
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