Table 3 Average amounts of minerals, protein, fat, total polyphenols and phytic acid ingested by the four test meals^a

WC

EC

HZ

LZ

 Maize flour

5.59 ± 0.94

5.31 ± 1.31

6.93 ± 0.01

6.93 ± 0.01

 Insect flour

16.14 ± 2.70^a

15.54 ± 3.63^a

-

-

 Insect flour:

2.49 ± 0.42

1.89 ± 0.44

-

-

  of which intrinsically labeled (⁶⁷Zn)¹

0.41 ± 0.07

0.33 ± 0.08

-

-

 Maize flour:

0.12 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.00

0.15 ± 0.00

 Extrinsically added isotope-labeled (⁶⁸Zn)²

-

-

0.75 ± 0.00

0.75 ± 0.00

 Extrinsically added natural isotope composition

-

0.51 ± 0.12

2.34 ± 0.00

-

Total zinc

2.61 ± 0.44^b

2.51 ± 0.59^b

3.24 ± 0.00^a

0.9 ± 0.00^c

 PA:Zinc³

1.9

1.9

1.9

6.9

 Calcium

9.73 ± 0.04^a

23.36 ± 5.45^c

0.29 ± 0.00^b

0.29 ± 0.00^b

 Iron

1.00 ± 0.17^a

0.95 ± 0.22^a

0.12 ± 0.00^b

0.12 ± 0.00^b

 Copper

0.36 ± 0.06^a

0.34 ± 0.08^b

0.01 ± 0.00^c

0.01 ± 0.00^c

 Phytic acid, mg

50.18 ± 8.41^b

47.59 ± 11.71^b

62.19 ± 0.06^a

62.18 ± 0.07^a

 Polyphenols, mg⁴

45.85 ± 7.67^b

68.36 ± 15.95^a

-

-

 Chitin, g

0.62 ± 0.10

nd

-

-

 Protein

7.12 ± 1.19^a

5.57 ± 1.30^b

-

-

 Soluble protein

0.32 ± 0.05^b

1.36 ± 0.32^a

-

-

 Fat

3.02 ± 0.51^b

3.70 ± 0.86^a

-

-

Amount of calories (kcal) per meal consumed

97.6 ± 12.2

94.9 ± 16.3

25.0 ± 0.0

25.0 ± 0.0

Amount of porridge (g) per meal consumed

113.12 ± 18.96

107.28 ± 26.39

120.18 ± 0.13

120.16 ± 0.13