ARTICLE F&A Alternative Proteins Edition April 2023 49 uct shortage and soaring prices. In contrast, black soldier fly larvae can be farmed almost everywhere in the world, which is a strong asset for this oil to become a major ingredient for animal nutrition. FATTY ACID PROFILES OF BLACK SOLDIER FLY OIL AND VEGETABLE OILS Black soldier fly oil is mainly composed of six fatty acids that represent around 90% of the profile: lauric, palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids, and to a lesser extent, myristic and stearic acids. Lauric acid is the most abundant, representing around 1/3 (Table 1). The large-scale oil production data used in Table 1 below are stemming from Veolia Bioconversion Malaysia, a black soldier fly farm in Bestari Jaya (Malaysia), whose products are commercialized under the brand Entofood by Veolia and under the name Entolipid for the insect oil, and Entomeal™ for the insect meal. It is important to keep in mind that black soldier fly fatty acid profile depends on the substrate that is fed to the larvae, as observed in Table 1. Black soldier fly oil can be enriched in eicosapentaenoic Figure 1. Prices of the five most consumed vegetable oils in the world in March 2020 (left bar), March 2022 (middle bar) and December 2022 (right bar). The values in percentage express the increase in price relative to March 2020 (data extracted from IndexMundi, 2023). Entolipid - Pure insect oil from black soldier fly larvae ©Entofood by Veolia
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