Not only is the milk a dense source of calories and nutrients, it's also time released. As the protein in the milk is digested, the crystal releases more protein at an equivalent rate to continue the digestion.
蟑螂奶不仅富含热量和营养物质,同时也具有时间控释性的.当奶中的蛋白质被消化,晶体会相应地释放出等量的蛋白质来继续被消化.
"It's time-released food," said Subramanian Ramaswamy, who led the project. "if you need food that is calorifically high, that is time released and food that is complete. This is it."
研究负责人萨布拉马年·拉马斯瓦米说："这是时间控释性的食物.如果你需要高热量、具有时间控释性并且营养全面的食物,那么非它莫属了."
It's important to point out that this dense protein source is definitely never going to be for those trying to lose weight, and probably isn't even required for most western diets, where we are already eating too many calories per day.
需要指出的是,这种高蛋白质的食物并不适合想要减肥的人,也不适合大多数西方人的饮食,因为西方人每天已经摄入了太多的卡路里.
But for those who struggle to get the amount of calories required per day, this could be a quick and easy way to get calories and nutrients.
但是对于那些每天努力要获得足够热量的人来说,这将是他们获取热量和营养快捷而简单的方式.
"They're very stable. They can be a fantastic protein supplement," said Ramaswamy.
拉马斯瓦米说："它们十分稳定,将会是极好的蛋白质补充物."
Now the researchers have the sequence, they are hoping to get yeast to produce the crystal in much larger quantities- making it slightly more efficient (and less gross) than extracting crystals from cockroach's guts.
目前科学家们已经测定出了结构序列,他们希望用酵母大量生产这种蛋白质晶体,相比直接从蟑螂肠中获取能更有效率一点,也比较不会令人恶心.
英文来源：sciencealert
