Cockroach Milk
Cockroach milk is not commercially available, nor has it been proven safe for human consumption. However, cockroach powder can be purchased online. It is composed of ground up cockroach bodies that are high in protein. It can be used as a flour additive and is popular in traditional Chinese medicine. It is available for a high price on the internet.
The milk is produced by Pacific beetle cockroach females, but it is not easy to collect and consume. To harvest the milk, the female has to be killed or have her sac opened. This process is very laborious and requires millions of cockroaches. However, cockroach milk is extremely nutritious and is a rich source of carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and protein. It contains all nine essential amino acids.
Cockroach milk tastes very much like cow milk, but it’s not safe for humans. The cockroaches have a smaller size than a cow, so the milk is not suitable for mass production. However, the Cape Town-based company Gourmet Grubb has begun selling ice cream made from the milk of sustainably-farmed insects. Cockroach milk is a high-quality protein and is a good source of iron, zinc, and calcium.
Cockroach milk contains all the essential amino acids that human cells need to grow and develop. In addition, it contains high levels of glycosylation, a process that makes proteins more energy-efficient. This makes it a far better source of nutrition than any other milk collected by humans.