ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025
Valorization of Carob and Brewer's Spent Grain as Growth-Substrate Supplements in
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- Effects of feeding black soldier fly larvae with yellow wine lees on growth performance, nutrient composition, and gut microbiota.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
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- Beyond Peat: Wood Fiber and Two Novel Organic Byproducts as Growing Media-A Systematic Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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backgroundAgro-industrial by-products, such as carob and brewer's spent grain (BSG), have gained increasing attention as sustainable feed ingredients capable of enhancing the nutritional and functional value of
methodsSeven-week-old larvae were reared for 14 days on the following three diets: control (wheat bran), wheat bran + carob (Trt1), and wheat bran + BSG (Trt2). Larval weight, substrate consumption, and survival were recorded. After processing, insect meals were analyzed for chemical composition, total phenolic content (TPC), and antioxidant activity in both water- and lipid-soluble extracted fractions.
resultsBoth treatment groups showed significantly higher final weights than the control (Ctrl: 104.9 ± 2.69 g; Trt1: 114.8 ± 1.26 g; Trt2: 116.9 ± 1.07 g;
conclusionsThese findings highlight the potential of carob and BSG for sustainable insect farming, though their functional benefits may depend on the inclusion levels and their interaction with insect metabolism.
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