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Doodh hai not so wonderful: Cockroach milk is the superfood we really don't need in our lives

Scientists refer to these crystals as milk because it is a liquid substance produced by the mother for her offspring which is packed with fats, sugars and protein.

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When you see a cockroach running on your kitchen floor or the tabletop, there are two standard reactions: scream or take the nearest roll and smack it till it dies. Well, while this gruesome and traumatic, a new fad has made us question why people do the things they do.

A research team based at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in India discovered that the “milk” – in this case the natal fluid – from a specific type of roach called the Pacific beetle cockroach — which are found in Australia — is hugely rich in energy. This means that cockroach milk is the next superfood trend, scientists say. And while we're fans of the idea of eating healthy, we believe that eating neonatal fluids of the Pacific beetle is disgusting.

Scientists refer to these crystals as milk because it is a liquid substance produced by the mother for her offspring which is packed with fats, sugars and protein.

Interestingly, the Pacific beetle doesn’t lay eggs; instead it gives birth to live young.

The research was published in 2016, but, it seems people are now willing to try this milk alternative. In fact, some firms are trying to get ahead of the trend by selling the bug juice in everything from milk to ice cream, WCBS reported.

Gourmet Grubb, a South African company, is selling what they call ‘Entomilk’- a milk made from sustainably farmed insects.

Even as some companies are developing the milk alternative, scientists aren’t 100 percent sure yet whether the cockroach product is toxic to humans.

“We have no evidence that it is actually safe for human consumption,” Subramanian Ramaswamy, the lead author of the study done in 2016, added, according to a Times Now report.

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