Could we soon nourish our bodies with cockroach milk?
Scientists Say Cockroach Milk Is the Next Super-food
Scientists say the next big super-food isn’t a veggie or a fruit – it’s cockroach milk.
A paper published in the ‘Excli Journal’ explains that Pacific beetle cockroach feeds its young a substance made from its own body, providing more nutrients than any of animal milk on the planet.
It’s four-times richer in protein than cow’s milk, and contains lots of nutrient-dense fatty acids.
One scientist brave enough to try cockroach milk said it didn’t taste like anything.
We’re a long way from grabbing a body of it from Whole Foods; researchers need to determine if it’s safe for humans in large quantities.