Table 3.

Macroelements and microelements of yak milk with comparison to other animals (41, 45, 74–77).

Macroelements
Element	Yak milk	Cow milk	Buffalo milk	Goat milk	Sheep milk
Calcium	1,267 mg/L	1,180 mg/L	880 mg/L	1,330 mg/L	1,340 mg/L
Phosphorus	986 mg/L	935 mg/L	730 mg/L	944 mg/L	870 mg/L
Magnesium	91 mg/L	39 mg/L	42 mg/L	49 mg/L	45 mg/L
Potassium	1,149 mg/L	690 mg/L	704 mg/L	1,090 mg/L	920 mg/L
Sodium	224 mg/L	470 mg/L	120 mg/L	441 mg/L	486 mg/L
Microelements
Iron	0.61 mg/L	0.05 mg/L	0.04 mg/L	0.19 mg/L	0.11 mg/L
Copper	0.14 mg/L	0.12 mg/L	0.10 mg/L	0.20 mg/L	0.18 mg/L
Zinc	4.78 mg/L	4.70 mg/L	4.02 mg/L	4.31 mg/L	4.30 mg/L
Manganese	0.08 mg/L	0.02 mg/L	0.02 mg/L	0.03 mg/L	0.03 mg/L
Selenium	3.14 μg/L	3.05 μg/L	3.43 μg/L	4.57 μg/L	4.17 μg/L