The reason for this is the following：

1. High quality and high protein food. Tenebrio molitor can not only be used as feed, but also be eaten. Its larvae contain 56.58% crude protein, 28.20% fat, 57% crude protein in pupae and 64% crude protein in adults, which is much higher than conventional animal foods such as eggs, beef and mutton, and is easy to digest and absorb, so it is known as the "king of egg white" among insects.

2. Nutrient-rich green food. The high protein and free amino acid content of Tenebrio molitor is 50- 100 times that of mammals and10 times that of milk. Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K are rich in water-soluble vitamin B, and the ratio of vitamin b 1 is 0/5 times that of milk.

B2 is 1800 times that of milk, and vitamin b6 is 52 times that of milk; In addition, there are macro mineral elements such as calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium, and trace mineral elements such as iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, chromium, selenium, boron and iodine, and the content of nutritional components is much richer than that of milk and meat.

3. Food suitable for all ages. Tenebrio molitor has good taste and unique flavor, which is easily accepted by consumers. It can be baked, fried and processed into various forms of food, such as nut-flavored protein drinks and refined protein powder.

Extended data:

Tenebrio molitor, also known as bread worm, belongs to COLEOPTERA, Tenebrionidae and Tenebrionidae (Tenebrionidae) in insect taxonomy. Native to North America, it was introduced to China by the Soviet Union in 1950s.

The dried Tenebrio molitor contains 30% fat and more than 50% protein. In addition, it also contains many elements, such as phosphorus, potassium, iron, sodium, aluminum and various trace elements. Because the dried Tenebrio molitor larvae contain about 40% protein, 57% pupae and 60% adults, it is known as "the feed treasure house of protein".

According to experts' analysis, the fat content of Tenebrio molitor is 28.20%, and the protein content is as high as 6 1%. Besides, it also contains major elements such as phosphorus, potassium, iron, sodium, aluminum, and various trace elements, as well as 18 kinds of amino acids necessary for animal growth, and the amino acid content per100g of dried product is as high as 947.50080808006

According to feeding determination, the nutritional value of 1 kg Tenebrio molitor is equivalent to 25 kg wheat bran, 20 kg compound feed and 100 kg green feed. However, the use cost of Tenebrio molitor as feed raw material after direct drying and crushing will be relatively high and the price will be extremely unstable. The defatted and deeply processed powder of Tenebrio molitor is widely used in feed, that is, defatted Tenebrio molitor powder.

Practice in recent decades has proved that scorpions, centipedes, geckos, snakes, turtles, bullfrogs, tropical fish and goldfish fed with Tenebrio molitor not only grow fast and have high survival rate, but also have strong disease resistance and greatly improved fertility. Using Tenebrio molitor as feed additive for general livestock and poultry can improve product yield and quality, effectively reduce feed cost and improve economic benefits, which is welcomed by farmers and consumers.

References:

Chest worm Baidu encyclopedia