Milk from cockroaches - unexpected superfood of the future

in #food6 years ago

Imate milk in the refrigerator? That's good! Drink it and you will be healthy and strong. But most likely milk, which is available from cow or goat. If you want to experiment, try milk of cockroaches.

Cockroaches are not mammals, so that they emit, technically speaking, it is milk. What scientists call diploptera punctate actually a protein crystal that cockroaches feed their young. Researchers believe that people could safely eat it.

"Crystals are a complete food - they contain proteins, fats and sugars. They have all the essential amino acids," said Sanchari Banerjee, a member of the team that studied the crystal. Hlebarkovoto milk is not only a source of calories and nutrients, but also very quickly absorbed from the body.

Yes Dois cockroaches, however, is a chore. So research team Banerjee worked for artificial reproduction process of producing milk in the laboratory. Unfortunately, it will take some time before you see cockroaches milk from the shops.

Source: www.euroscientist.com , www.pixabay.com