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Cockroach milk healthier than almond milk? Yes, in fact could be among “the most nutritious substances on earth” (www.npr.org)
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Woah.. ho.. Gotta love that clickbait title. I’ll cut to the chase though- more research is needed before you can get roach milk on the shelf. From the article:

“But today we have no evidence that it is actually safe for human consumption.”

“Plus roaches aren't the easiest creatures to milk.”

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not sure why that is necessarily the case. Recall how wine was made at one point: people barefeet got in a tub of grapes and smashed them by running around. Roach milk could be a matter of rounding up some 8 year old boys and giving them gummy bears or a candybar if they stomp around in a vat of roaches.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No, even the more advanced factories that just exist on paper don't even get close to decent