Beyond the role of the reproductive caste of chicatana ants (Atta mexicana) as an alternative protein source: nutritional, food safety, and bioactivity analysis

Vicente A. Mirón-Mérida, Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo, Mariana Martínez-Avila, Víctor H. Urrutia-Baca, Arlette Santacruz, Eduardo Enrique Gallareta-Flores, Marilena Antunes-Ricardo, Cristina Chuck-Hernandez, Esther Pérez-Carrillo

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10.3389/fnut.2026.1868210
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2026-09-30
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Frontiers in Nutrition
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Frontiers Media SA
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fnut.2026.1868210,
  title = {Beyond the role of the reproductive caste of chicatana ants (Atta mexicana) as an alternative protein source: nutritional, food safety, and bioactivity analysis},
  author = {Vicente A. Mirón-Mérida and Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo and Mariana Martínez-Avila and Víctor H. Urrutia-Baca and Arlette Santacruz and Eduardo Enrique Gallareta-Flores and Marilena Antunes-Ricardo and Cristina Chuck-Hernandez and Esther Pérez-Carrillo},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Nutrition},
  doi = {10.3389/fnut.2026.1868210},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1868210}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Beyond the role of the reproductive caste of chicatana ants (Atta mexicana) as an alternative protein source: nutritional, food safety, and bioactivity analysis
AU  - Vicente A. Mirón-Mérida
AU  - Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo
AU  - Mariana Martínez-Avila
AU  - Víctor H. Urrutia-Baca
AU  - Arlette Santacruz
AU  - Eduardo Enrique Gallareta-Flores
AU  - Marilena Antunes-Ricardo
AU  - Cristina Chuck-Hernandez
AU  - Esther Pérez-Carrillo
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Nutrition
DO  - 10.3389/fnut.2026.1868210
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Mirón-Mérida, V. A., Luzardo-Ocampo, I., Martínez-Avila, M., Urrutia-Baca, V. H., Santacruz, A., Gallareta-Flores, E. E., Antunes-Ricardo, M., Chuck-Hernandez, C., & Pérez-Carrillo, E. (2026). Beyond the role of the reproductive caste of chicatana ants (Atta mexicana) as an alternative protein source: nutritional, food safety, and bioactivity analysis. Frontiers in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1868210

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