The protein content in the raw/fresh pupae of Bombyx mori is

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The protein content in the raw/fresh pupae of Bombyx mori is 79%.
The domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori) is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. Genetically engineering silkworms to produce proteins, including pharmacological drugs, in the place of silk proteins.
Silkworm pupae are agro-industrial by-products with higher nutritional content having a crude protein content of 50 - 80% in defatted meals with a considerable amount of methionine (2–3% of protein), lysine (6 - 16% of protein) and lipids (21 - 38%).