Edible insects in strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies: nutritional composition, bioavailability, safety, and the European regulatory context
Micronutrient deficiencies can coexist with adequate or excessive energy intake and remain a major public-health problem. Edible insects have therefore been proposed not only as alternative protein sources, but also as ingredients capable of increasing the density of iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and other nutrients in stapl...