Hey Chris,

It indeed appears in the graph that muscle protein synthesis was slightly higher in the milk treatment vs the insect group. However, the difference is quite small and not “statistically significant”. That basically means you can’t conclude that there is a real difference, the small difference might just as well be due to chance. If you repeat the study again, the group might be exactly equal, and if you do it one more time, the insect group might be slightly higher. Based on the data we have so far, the fairest conclusion is: “there does not seem to be much of a difference”. But you would have to test many more people to really get a good difference to see what the average response to milk and protein is and what a potential % difference would be. S

Amino acid composition for the milk and insect protein used in the study are reported in the paper (it’s open-access, so you have access to it).
Keep in mind that this study used a specific insect, and that the AA composition does not necessarily resemble that of all insects.

Do you know the breakdown of amino acids provided by insects vs traditional meats/milk?