FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF ZOPHOBAS MORIO MEAL WORM AND HERMETIA ILLUCENS GARVES AND THEIR EFFECT ON LIVING WEIGHT OF YOUNG WHITE RATS

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies of the fatty acid composition of Zophobas morio mealworms and Hermetia illucens larvae. It was found that the insects contained saturated and mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Comparative analysis of insects showed that the most at-tractive in terms of unsaturated acids was the composition of mealworms, where sapienic, linoleic, oleic and cervonic fatty acids prevailed. More than 70 % of the larvae contained saturated fatty ac-ids with a significant proportion of lauric and myristic acids. It was found that the use of mealworms Zophobas morio and larvae of Hermetia illucens in live and dried form in feeding young white rats provided an increase in live weight by 12.1-16.7 and 11.4-14.0 % in comparison with control animals.