Can cockroach milk replace traditional milk? Scientists say yes, but with one condition (VIDEO)
The milk produced by female Diploptera punctata, a cockroach found in the Pacific region, is three times more nutritious than traditional cow's milk and may be an excellent milk substitute for humans, scientists say.
According to one of India's most popular portals, NDTV, as well as Britain's „The Independent“, research on the cockroach's milk was published in 2016 in the „Journal of the International Union of Crystallography“. The publication reported on the milk-like fluid secreted by female cockroaches to feed their young. The yellowish substance crystallises in the stomachs of the cockroach offspring after they have been fed, and Diploptera punctata cockroaches are the only insects in the world capable of feeding their offspring a liquid containing protein crystals.
It was only after this that the debate began that this „milk“ could be a real superfood, even containing one of the most nutrients in the world. Researchers found that it contains three times more calories than buffalo milk (232 kcal per 100g or 37%), which was previously considered the most calorific mammalian milk. Cockroach milk contains proteins, amino acids and healthy sugars that help cells grow and repair.This so-called cockroach milk is a source of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, β-D-mannose, oleic acid, linoleic acid and glycerol, according to the study.
It has even been suggested that if sufficient quantities of such milk could be produced industrially or in laboratories, the problem of climate change caused by dairy cows could be solved.But the problem is that it is not known whether such "milk" would be safe for human consumption. The production of such "milk" for commercialisation also remains an unsolved problem. For the time being, this compares with humanity's ability to reach the nearest Sun-like star.
Diploptera punctata cockroaches are found in Australia, Myanmar, China, Fiji, Hawaii and India.
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