Absorption of iron from edible house crickets: a randomized crossover stable-isotope study in humans.
Martin N MwangiDennis G A B OonincxMarijke HummelDessy A UtamiLidyawati GunawanMargot VeenenbosChristophe ZederColin Ivano CercamondiMichael B ZimmermannJoop J A van LoonMarcel DickeAlida Melse-BoonstraPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2022)
Iron absorption from house crickets and fortified maize porridge with crickets is low, which may be explained by the presence of chitin and other inhibitors in the cricket biomass.This trial was registered at https://www.trialregister.nl as NL6821.