“…Indeed, in the last years, several farms and food-feed companies worldwide have started to employ this insect. Nutritional composition of mealworm larvae revealed a relatively high content of protein, 50% on a dry-matter basis [11,12], and lipids, about 30%–34% on a dry-matter basis [12,13,14], with a good composition in amino acids (good source of the essential amino acids), vitamins (i.e., vitamin E, vitamin B12, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, and biotin), and minerals (P, K, Mg, Zn, and Mn) [15].…”