Table 1 Dry matter content of minerals, protein, fat, total polyphenols and phytic acid in maize flour, whole cricket flour and low-chitin cricket flour^a

Micronutrients

Calcium, mg/100 g

4.69 ± 0.04^c

143.01 ± 8.44^b

157.17 ± 4.68^a

Iron, mg/100 g

1.90 ± 0.07^b

5.82 ± 1.00^a

5.84 ± 0.26^a

Zinc, mg/100 g

2.37 ± 0.19^c

16.29 ± 0.34^a

12.66 ± 0.28^b

Copper, mg/100 g

0.16 ± 0.00^c

2.32 ± 0.15^a

2.23 ± 0.08^b

Phytic acid, mg/100 g

997.8 ± 69.6

nd

nd

Polyphenols¹, mg/100 g

na

296.4 ± 11.1^b

464.5 ± 20.4^a

Chitin, g/100 g

na

4.02 ± 0.13

nd

Macronutrients

Protein, g/100 g

na

46.02 ± 1.23^a

37.86 ± 1.00^b

Soluble protein, g/100 g

na

2.07 ± 0.10^b

9.24 ± 0.21^a

Fat, g/100 g

na

19.53 ± 0.03^b

25.17 ± 0.35^a

Dry matter (%)

89.9 ± 0.0

95.8 ± 0.1

94.7 ± 0.3