A Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Replacing Fishmeal with Insect Meals on Growth of Tilapias and Sharptooth Catfish

Table 1

Proximate composition (%) of insects in Southern Africa and the nutritional requirements of tilapias and sharptooth catfish.

Components	Gonimbrasia belina^1	Schistocerca gregaria^2	Musca domestica^2	Macrotermes sp.^3	Gryllotalpa africana^2	Fishmeal^1	Tilapias^4	Sharptooth catfish^5
Crude protein	56.83	50.79	50.4	54.69	59.46	65.5	30	40-42
Lipids	12.92	13	18.9	2.90	15.19	12.0	5-6	9-12
Carbohydrates	12.14	13.46	4.37	36.71	21.81	1.8	—	—
Ash	10.40	2.42	6.25	3.70	4.66	18	—	—

¹Rapatsa and Moyo [31]; ²Tran et al. [34]; ³Ntukuyoh et al. [35]; ⁴Jauncey et al. [23]; ⁵Hecht et al. [36].