{"product_id":"australian-black-worms-original-loose","title":"Australian Black Worms - Original (Loose)","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrequently asked questions about freeze dried worms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre your worms disease free?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYes, Australia has very few if any diseases that are transmitted from water to fish and the area that I live and grow worms in is away from farming and industrial areas. The water that the worms are grown in, up to a short time ago, came from the same water supply that we got our drinking water from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs the protein content the same for live worms and freeze dried worms?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYes, the only difference between the two is the water content of the live worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is the nutritional facts of your worms?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese results were taken from Australian Black Worms (freeze dried type) sent to Analytico, a commercial lab based in the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"432\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmount\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLipid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7.22\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAshes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5.91\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtein\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e59.3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoisture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7.34\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarbohydrates (calculated)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEPA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.53\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e% of total fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDHA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e% of total fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emonounsaturated fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20.9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e% of total fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epolyunsaturated fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e% of total fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eomega 3 fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e% of total fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eomega 6 fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18.3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e% of total fatty acids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eenergetic value\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1630\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ekJ\/100 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"105\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eenergetic value\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e387\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"162\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ekcal\/100 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFD worms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe following results were done at “Riverina Laboratories” Albury, NSW, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrude Protein % as received..........................................................................54.52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrude Fat % as received.................................................................................11.40\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrude Fibre% as received................................................................................0.20\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMoisture % as received...................................................................................17.83\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSolids % as received.........................................................................................82.17\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrude Protein % dry weight basis....................................................................66.35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrude Fat % dry weight basis...........................................................................13.87\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrude Fibre % dry weight basis........................................................................0.24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you freeze dry your worms?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe worms go through the same cleaning and purging procedure as if they were going to be fed live. They are then frozen in 2.5 kg blocks and loaded into the Cuddens freeze drier. A vacuum pump takes all the air out of the chamber and then raises the temperature from minus 20deg C to 50deg C . Water will\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eboil at 0 deg C in a vacuum, so as the frozen worms start to thaw, all moisture turns to a vapour that is then refrozen on coils inside the chamber. The process is a little bit more complicated then that, but that is the basis of how it is done. The important thing about the freeze drying process is that it will remove all the moisture from the worms without altering the nutritional facts of the product. The whole process of growing, cleaning and processing the worms is done at the one location insuring the best possible product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy fish won’t feed from the top, how do I get them to eat the freeze dried worms?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith the cubes, press one against the inside of the tank half way down. It should stick against the side and the fish will then show more interest in it. Once your fish get used to freeze dried worms, they usually will take them from the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShould I reconstitute freeze dried worms before feeding them to my fish?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNo, just put the worms straight into the water and let your fish feast on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill the worms swell up in the stomach of fish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNo, they will take water back in but will not increase in size.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iven Betta","offers":[{"title":"25G","offer_id":31654830702654,"sku":"","price":106.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false},{"title":"50G","offer_id":31654780272702,"sku":"","price":185.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false},{"title":"100G","offer_id":31654780305470,"sku":"","price":311.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6555\/9870\/products\/IMG-20210616-WA0027.jpg?v=1623833088","url":"https:\/\/bubblenestib.com\/en-dk\/products\/australian-black-worms-original-loose","provider":"ivenbetta","version":"1.0","type":"link"}