Cockroach milk can become superfood

Cockroach milk can become superfood

The 'milk' of cockroach could be a food with many proteins to feed populations where there is a deficit.

Cockroaches have a high concentration of antioxidants, healthy fats or vitamins. A study conducted by the University of Michigan, United States, states that this insect is the future of these foods.

The Diploptera punctate, the only known species that gives birth to live young, has a type of 'milk' that contains protein crystals to feed their young.

According to the researchers, these protein crystals contain more than three times the amount of energy found in buffalo milk - a substance with a high percentage of calories than cow's milk.

A team of researchers from the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in India decided to sequence the genes responsible for the production of these milk protein crystals to see if they could replicate them in the laboratory in any way.

It is expected that the cockroach 'milk' will become a food with many proteins to feed populations where there is a deficit.