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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2021

From Farm to Fork: Crickets as Alternative Source of Protein, Minerals, and Vitamins.

Dorothy K Murugu, Arnold N Onyango, Alex K Ndiritu, Isaac M Osuga, Cheseto Xavier, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Chrysantus M Tanga

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dorothy K MuruguInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Arnold N OnyangoDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Alex K NdirituDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Isaac M OsugaDepartment of Animal Science, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Cheseto XavierInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Dorothy NakimbugweDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Chrysantus M TangaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, there is growing interest to integrate cricket-based ingredients (flour) into food products to combat food and nutrition insecurity. However, there is lack of information on in-depth nutrient profile of the two cricket species (

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edible cricketsGryllus bimaculatushuman foodnutrient qualityrecommended nutrient intakeScapsipedus icipe

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PMID34447775
PMCPMC8382788

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