Some Insect Species Are Good-Quality Protein Sources for Children and Adults: Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) Determined in Growing Pigs

2022/01/27 by Navodita Malla, Jan Værum Nørgaard, Jan V Nørgaard +5 · 52 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Amino acid #Animal science #Biochemistry #Biology #Botany #Food science #Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies #Insect #Insect Utilization and Effects #Insects and Parasite Interactions #Protein quality

paper · open access · doi:10.1093/jn/nxac019

published in Journal of Nutrition 152(4), 1042-1051 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2022/01/27 · openalex created_date 2022/02/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Citations

• Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Scores and Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Scores Differentially Describe Protein Quality in Growing Male Rats
• Most meat products have digestible indispensable amino acid scores that are greater than 100, but processing may increase or reduce protein quality

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