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Nope. If you were to do something useful to it, though - like turning it into yoghurt or cheese - I might give it a try.
Theres a lot of old anecdotal discussions about breast milk being good for bodybuilders/weightlifters despite no scientific evidence so Id be very keen to see a large scientific study on that. If you could manufacture it on an industrial scale Id probably drink it, you could never ethically collect it from human women on an industrial scale and pumping it themselves would be a definite nope.
ITT: All grown men drinking titty milk.
all milk comes from breasts
edit: oh, human breasts. no, as i've heard it tastes gross.
It's not great, but that's true of raw milk in general IME.
That’s the other thing: raw. I like the science behind pasteurization. I trust it.
Edit: I also find homogenization to be convenient
That's a fair point lol
But as far as I'm aware when referring to non human breasts we rarely use that word.
Mammary glands, udders, and nipples are the three that pop into my head when thinking about animal titties. Which I'm realizing I'm doing a little too much of recently lmao
i suppose. i don't think about them much.
Dunno. What's it taste like?
It's slightly thinner than cow milk but with a sweeter flavor. Like milk from a cereal bowl but as I said thinner.
And how do you know that, ThatWeirdGuy ?
from... uhm... a friend
No I don't use any sort of milk and I'm not about to start.
May I ask why?
I didn't drink regular milk so no
So many issues here... Is the harvesting consensual? Are children being deprived?
I mean I picture it like working at a factory. Clock in and start pumping. Also I picture it like certain dairy farms with how they wait for the calf to be fully weened before harvesting the rest, so children wouldn't be being deprived.
Plus if they were being deprived finding more breast milk wouldn't exactly be hard ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think the primary concern would be women giving too much milk at work to meet quotas, followed by the risk of women giving too much to make money, not leaving enough for their own children. But breast milk will continue to be produced as long as it's withdrawn, so there should be an ethical way to continue it.
Having tasted breast milk as an adult: Nah. Unless I get to have it directly from the titty, it's not something I would choose to drink.
Having had it straight from the source, I have to agree. The method of delivery really defines the experience. I'm not likely to buy a jug of it, but I'd pay $3.69 for a titty in my mouth.
and how exactly did that happen
Well, it usually started like this and then, before you know it, one thing had led to another again.
hm, and you wouldn't be willing to go above 3.69? not five bucks?
If I'm getting the caloric intake equivalent to a full gallon of milk, I'll go as high as $10, but I think we're just reinventing prostitution.
One thing I've heard mentioned is that the vegan restriction on animal milk is actually about consent, which humans can give (especially when paid), so human milk can be vegan. That opens up the possibility of vegan cheese, butter, etc. but as true dairy products. Seems like an untapped niche to me.
That opens up the possibility of vegan cheese, butter, etc. but as true dairy products.
There actually are vegan dairy-ish products out there. Several startups have inserted the gene for casein (the main protein in milk) into yeast. So you just harvest the casein, add a little bit of some sort of fat and sugar and you have something that's 99% the same as milk, and can be used in the same sorts of processes.
The only product that I've actually tried was some Brave Robot ice cream, which was well... ice cream.
Yeah but did the yeast consent to that?
Yes they did. The ate the food and shat out lactose
I believe it depends on the sub-type of Veganism. Some forms of it are more strict and don't allow for as much if any leeway.
The internet has taught me that human breast milk doesn't make good cheese. Something about the protein content. Either too high or not high enough.
Iirc it's not enough. Human milk is pretty lean on the spectrum of fat content.
Nah. I switched from cow milk to plant milk a couple years ago and while it wasn’t awesome at first, once I discovered oat milk my troubles were over. It’s so damn good. I don’t see how human milk would be an improvement.
I wouldn't buy it, but if that industry needs people to help with the milking part I might be available.
I tried it before after becoming a parent: It's not very good, so no.
I tasted it when my wife was pregnant. Not disgusting, but not something I'd go out of my way for.
I would, but I also think this would turn bad as soon as this was a big commercially available thing.The people pumping would probably be exploited to the point their kids actually needing the milk would get less.