How Much Is Cockroach Milk?
WouterThere is a new product available that promises to deliver liquid superfoods, but how much is cockroach milk? Unlike cow milk, which is produced during lactation, cockroach milk is a concentrated form of matter, meaning that it is easier to process. Because cockroaches don’t produce a milky substance while living, scientists need to slice open a pregnant cockroach to extract its milk. Researchers then use a pipette to extract the liquid. Unfortunately, the amount of cockroaches required to produce a single ounce of milk is staggering: they would need over 1,000 dead cockroaches to harvest just one gram of milk.
However, cockroach milk may not be for everyone. While it may not be the healthiest beverage, it might appeal to people with a lactose intolerance. However, if you are allergic to dairy products, you may want to look elsewhere. Cockroach milk is not available in supermarkets, so you won’t find it in the dairy aisle. Still, if you want to try this alternative milk, you can purchase protein powder and mix it with regular milk.
Cockroach milk is not safe for human consumption. In fact, one author of the book tried cockroach milk and found it tasted like nothing. It is also difficult to commercially produce enough cockroach milk to sell, since the cockroaches only produce a small amount. It could take up to a half-day for one person to harvest enough cockroaches to produce a single serving.
