| Nutrient contents | Spirulina meal | Hermetia meal | ||
| Moisture (%) | 3.4 | 5.5 | ||
| Crude protein (% of DM) | 58.8 | 60.8 | ||
| Crude ash (% of DM) | 6.1 | 7.5 | ||
| Crude lipids (% of DM) | 4.3 | 14.1 | ||
| Crude fibre (% of DM) | 0.49* | 10.92 | ||
| AA contents | mgAA/gDM | gAA/16gN | mgAA/gDM | gAA/16gN |
| Lys | 22.97 | 3.91 | 32.97 | 5.42 |
| Met | 10.61 | 1.81 | 7.53 | 1.24 |
| Cys | 4.53 | 0.77 | 4.89 | 0.80 |
| Thr | 25.77 | 4.39 | 21.70 | 3.57 |
| Arg | 39.92 | 6.79 | 25.05 | 4.12 |
| Val | 34.50 | 5.87 | 32.58 | 5.36 |
| Leu | 47.23 | 8.04 | 37.95 | 6.24 |
| Ile | 29.81 | 5.07 | 23.47 | 3.86 |
| His | 7.51 | 1.28 | 16.58 | 2.73 |