Table 5.
The mean and standard deviation (SD) of mineral content in selected mammals’ milk (mg/dL).
| Variable/Species | Human | Cow | Mare | Goat | Sheep | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD 1 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||
| Ca 2 | 27.6 | 2.9 | d | 119.8 | 12.5 | b | 92.9 | 5.8 | c | 130.4 | 10.5 | b | 181.7 | 17.2 | a |
| Mg 3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | c | 12.6 | 1.9 | b | 8.1 | 3.2 | bc | 17.3 | 2.7 | a | 12.5 | 3.1 | ab |
| K 4 | 71.3 | 9.0 | b | 147.9 | 19.7 | a | 87.1 | 18.3 | b | 183.6 | 17.2 | a | 178.6 | 8.4 | a |
| Na 5 | 15.9 | 1.5 | c | 49.3 | 5.3 | a | 17.4 | 3.2 | c | 35.9 | 2.4 | b | 52.1 | 3.2 | a |
| Fe 6 | 0.20 | 0.10 | a | 0.08 | 0.02 | a | 0.19 | 0.10 | a | 0.07 | 0.02 | a | 0.08 | 0.02 | a |
| Zn 7 | 0.46 | 0.20 | ab | 0.62 | 0.18 | a | 0.21 | 0.11 | b | 0.69 | 0.17 | a | 0.58 | 0.21 | a |
1 SD—standard deviation; 2 Ca—calcium; 3 Mg—magnesium; 4 K—potassium; 5 Na—sodium; 6 Fe—iron; 7 Zn—zinc; a,b,c,d—statistically significant differences.