The Pacific Beetle Cockroach (Diploptera punctata): The only cockroach species known to give birth to live young and produce nutrient-rich "milk" crystals, sparking interest as a potential superfood.

If you're like many people who experience intense fear at even the sight of a cockroach, you may shudder to hear the latest "superfood" everyone is talking about: cockroach milk. Just so you have the ...

Scientists say cockroach milk contains four times more protein than cow’s milk. Here’s how it works, its benefits, risks, and whether humans could ever drink it.

(CNN) A little cockroach milk with those cookies? Chock full of protein, the insect milk may someday be transformed into a food supplement worthy of human consumption, new research indicates.

The question "will you be having cockroaches with your meal" usually has a clear answer. Maybe sometime in the future your answer may change. But not just yet. Great. So this species of cockroach ...

Back in 2016 researchers took a look at cockroach embryos and found that “A single crystal [of cockroach milk] is estimated to contain more than three times the energy of an equivalent mass of dairy ...

We all eat things we may not particularly love for the sake of our health. In most cases, this involves incorporating more veggies into our diet or swapping in a better ingredient for a less ...

An international team of scientists has just sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches. The reason? It’s more than four times as nutritious as cow’s milk and, the researchers ...

Every year there is a new “superfood” that becomes all the rage. Kale, chia seeds, almonds and even wheatgrass have been superfoods that were once very popular. But a new superfood has stepped into ...

Cockroach milk can't be part of your Starbucks order just yet. It's unlikely it ever will. Still, in the pursuit of dairy-free super foods, people can't stop talking about it. Potential health ...

An international team of scientists has just sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches. The reason? It’s more than four times as nutritious as cow’s milk and, the researchers ...