Open AccessInorganic pollutants in edible grasshoppers (Ruspolia nitidula) of Uganda and their major public health implications
Author(s) -
Keneth Iceland Kasozi,
Catherine Namazi,
Elizabeth Basemera,
Collins Atuheire,
Ambrose Odwee,
Samuel Majalija,
John Kateregga
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v19i3.44
Subject(s) - grasshopper , cadmium , toxicology , glutathione peroxidase , medicine , catalase , pollutant , antioxidant , heavy metals , environmental health , environmental chemistry , biology , veterinary medicine , chemistry , ecology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Inorganic contamination of food products is associated with adverse health effects, however, information on grasshoppers in Africa is sparse. The objective of the study was to determine antioxidant, heavy metal and food safety status of edible grasshoppers of Uganda.