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ArticleBMC nutrition2020

Evaluating the nutritional content of an insect-fortified food for the child complementary diet in Ghana.

Megan E Parker, Stephanie Zobrist, Herman E Lutterodt, Cyril R Asiedu, Chantal Donahue, Connor Edick, Kimberly Mansen, Gretel Pelto, Peiman Milani, Shobhita Soor and 2 more

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Article in BMC nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Potential Use of Edible Insects in Complementary Foods for Children: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Megan E Parker1PATH, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0260-9445
Stephanie Zobrist1PATH, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.
Herman E Lutterodt2Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Cyril R Asiedu2Department of Food Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Chantal Donahue1PATH, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.
Connor Edick1PATH, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.
Kimberly Mansen1PATH, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.
Gretel Pelto3Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Peiman Milani4Sight and Life Foundation, Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.
Shobhita SoorAspire Food Group, Kumasi, Ghana.
Amos Laar6Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Cyril M Engmann1PATH, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition, 2201 Westlake Ave, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98121 USA.
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health · USKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHCornell University · USSight and Life · CHUniversity of Ghana · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDue to rising food insecurity, natural resource scarcity, population growth, and the cost of and demand for animal proteins, insects as food have emerged as a relevant topic. This study examines the nutrient content of the palm weevil larva (

methods

resultsNutrient analyses revealed that a 32 g (2 tbsp.) serving of

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Animal-source foodComplementary foodEdible insectsGhanaNutrient profile

Identifiers

PMID32266077
PMCPMC7114796
OpenAlexW3014422886

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