Edible insects exert a high potential renal acid load to the human kidneys
Abstract: The potential renal acid load (PRAL) describes the capacity of a food to produce acid or base in the human body. The long-term consumption of high-PRAL diets induces a chronic low-grade metabolic acidosis state that has been associated with inflammation and impaired kidney function. PRAL tables are available to help individuals in selecting low-PRAL foods. However, these tables do not cover novel or uncommon foods in Western societies. Entomophagy – the practice of eating insects is an emerging trend in the Western world with unclear health consequences from an acid-base perspective. Here, we hypothesized that the consumption of insects is associated with a high PRAL, and analyzed the PRAL values of n = 39 commonly consumed edible insects. Our results suggest that the majority of edible insects have very high PRAL values (of up to 43.62 mEq/100 g), indicating strong acidifying properties and likely resulting in acid retention. PRAL values of edible insects rank well above the PRAL values of other high-protein foods, including legumes, pork and beef. PRAL was moderately correlated with the protein content (r = 0.42) and phosphorus content (r = 0.50) of the examined edible insects. Our data point to a potential health concern when regularly consuming edible insects
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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International journal of food properties. - 26, 2 (2023) , 3567-3576, ISSN: 1532-2386
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2024
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- DOI
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10.1080/10942912.2023.2292467
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2426582
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 13:50 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Storz, Maximilian
- Huber, Roman
- Universität
Entstanden
- 2024
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