# How About An Ice Cold Glass Of Cockroach Milk?

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- Published: 2021-11-02T08:00:00+11:00
- Author: Caroline Duncan

## _Who’s up for a frosty cold glass of cockroach milk? It’s tipped to be the hottest new superfood trend!_

You can probably expect to hear your local hipsters one-up each other sometime soon
about how they only drink organic, sustainable, cold brew, locally sourced cockroach
milk and that they were, like, into it before it became mainstream, man.

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[www.quickmeme.com](http://www.quickmeme.com/p/3vy7sw)

And the earth mothers everywhere will think you are a monster for yet another reason–
because not only are you not feeding your kids a strict paleo diet of bone broth,
kale, gravel, quinoa and goji berries, you’re giving them non-cockroach milk to 
boot. CALL DOCS NOW!

> _The Daily Mail _reports that scientists in India have discovered that cockroach
> milk has amazing benefits, thanks to a unique protein that it contains, and claims
> that it is four times more nutritious than cow’s milk.

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[eatinnovation.com](http://eatinnovation.com/pt/leite-de-baratas-alimento-futuro/)

You’re not going to need to get out a teensy little breast pump for the cockroach
that’s scuttling around under the lino in your kitchen… the cockroach milk in question
is produced by a specific variety of cockroach, the Pacific beetle cockroach, the
only type of its species that gives birth to live young.

It secretes a type of milk containing protein crystals to feed the embryos before
they’re born.

> The author of the study, Sanchari Banerjee, said:_ “The crystals are like a complete
> food — they have proteins, fats and sugars. If you look into the protein sequences,
> they have all the essential amino acids.”_

The researchers found the protein has other benefits, such as its ability to release
energy more slowly over a longer period of time. The protein also has other benefits,
like the fact that it releases energy slowly over a long period of time.

The scientists believe that the milk could be used as a protein supplement in the
future. Trying to milk tiny cockroach teats would prove ineffective, so they are
currently looking a ways to produce the protein crystals in a lab.

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Just like a chocolate milkshake only… roachy.

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> ###### Source: 󠀁[Daily Mail](http://Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-3707802/Cockroach-milk-superfood-scientists-claim.html#ixzz4FU79Kkum)󠁿
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 Caroline Duncan

 Caroline Duncan is a freelance journalist and photographer with almost 20 years'
media experience in radio, magazines and online. She is also a mother of three daughters,
and when she's not writing or taking pictures, she's extremely busy operating a 
taxi service running them around to various activities. She can't sew and hates 
housework.

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