Impact of Processed Food (Canteen and Oil Wastes) on the Development of Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Larvae and Their Gut Microbiome Functions.

ABSTRACT: Canteens represent an essential food supply hub for educational institutions, companies, and business parks. Many people in these locations rely on a guaranteed service with consistent quality. It is an ongoing challenge to satisfy the demand for sufficient serving numbers, portion sizes, and menu variations to cover food intolerances and different palates of customers. However, overestimating this demand or fluctuating quality of dishes leads to an inevitable loss of unconsumed food due to leftovers. In this study, the food waste fraction of canteen leftovers was identified as an optimal diet for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae based on 50% higher consumption and 15% higher waste reduction indices compared with control chicken feed diet. Although the digestibility of f

SUBMITTER: Klammsteiner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7858275 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature