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kineticfinance | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 they are more protein dense than very lean ground beef (22%) protein

Crickets are about 65%

Bioavailability is another question
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Sleventy3 | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yes. You crap out most of it. 

Also. Bug contain chitin. We cannon digest chitin. It wreaks havoc on all our insides
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kineticfinance | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 doing a deeper dive on Chitin - I don't think any of the scientific studies on it are that conclusive

Chitin is abundant in a lot of seafood too and cultures that consume a lot of it (Japan) have some of the healthiest and longest living populations
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Sovereign Bear | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Chitin is largely indigestible. Mushrooms contain a lot of it, it's where extraction (boiling, ethanolic) helps break it down to make it more bioavailable.
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tx0 | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You can have the same amount of protein but if you are missing essential BCAA proteins then you can't make the proteins your body needs. See the "What I learned" YouTube videos on protein.
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Kanzan | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So is amino acid spectrum.

AFAIK beef and eggs remain ndefeated