Data underlying the publication: Zinc absorption from maize-based meals enriched with edible house crickets: a randomized crossover stable-isotope study in Kenyan pre-school children

Corresponding author: A. Melse-Boonstra
Contact: alida.melse@wur.nl

Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University
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File format: Excel.

This dataset contains individual de-identified data collected from Kenyan children aged 24-36 months. Data were collected between September-November 2021. 
Zinc absorption was determined by stable isotope dilution technique. See the related paper for a full description of methods.
The dataset is made public for other research purposes under a CC BY license.

File format: Excel.

Data specification:
Age_group	1=24-30 months; 2=31-36 months
Sex		1=boy; 2=girl
Height		Length in centimeters
Weight		Weight in kilograms
Hemoglobin	Hemoglobin concentration (g/L) at screening
FAZ.1		Fractional absorption of zinc (%) from meal WC (Whole crickets)
FAZ.2		Fractional absorption of zinc (%) from meal EC (Extracted cricket flour)
FAZ.3		Fractional absorption of zinc (%) from meal HZ (High zinc)
FAZ.4		Fractional absorption of zinc (%) from meal LZ (Low zinc)
AZ.1		Absorbed zinc (mg) from meal WC (Whole crickets)
AZ.2		Absorbed zinc (mg) from meal  EC (Extracted cricket flour)
AZ.3		Absorbed zinc (mg) from meal HZ (High zinc)
AZ.4		Absorbed zinc (mg) from meal LZ (Low zinc)
SZn.1		Serum zinc concentration ( g/dL) at study day 1
SZn.2		Serum zinc concentration ( g/dL) at study day 31
FER.1		Serum ferritin concentration ( g/L) at study day 1
FER.2		Serum ferritin concentration ( g/L) at study day 31
STFR.1		Serum soluble transferrin receptor concentration (mg/L) at study day 1
STFR.2		Serum soluble transferrin receptor concentration (mg/L) at study day 31
CRP.1		Serum C-reactive protein concentration (mg/L) at study day 1
CRP.2		Serum C-reactive protein concentration (mg/L) at study day 31
AGP.1		Serum alpha-glycoprotein concentration (g/L) at study day 1
AGP.2		Serum alpha-glycoprotein concentration (g/L) at study day 31

Missing values are indicated by blank cells.

