A UK doctor is going viral on TikTok after warning coffee lovers not to buy pre-ground coffee as it may contain traces of cockroach.
In the video, Dr Karan Rajan says it is common for insects to end up in the powder, with it being difficult to remove them completely.
The video has almost reached 150,000 likes, and has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
"Pre-ground coffee like you get in most stores contains a certain amount of cockroaches. A certain percentage of coffee beans become infected with cockroaches and other insects," Rajan says.
According to the doctor, most food authorities around the world allow portions of bugs to be included.
"Usually they can't be processed out completely. So they just get roasted and ground up with the coffee beans," Rajan says in the video.
The news is catching many TikTok users by surprise.
"I could have gone my WHOLE LIFE without knowing this," one person comments.
"You're telling me I have been drinking the very thing I am terrified of my entire life?" says another.
"Well I guess it's extra protein," another TikTok user jokes.
