Table 2.

Fatty acid and mineral profile of camel milk (average value) composition.

Fatty acid	Butyric acid C3H7COOH	Caproic acid C6H12O2	Caprylic acid C8H16O2	Capric acid C10H20O2	Lauric acid C12H24O2	Myristic acid C14H28O2	Myristoleic acid C14H26O2	Palmitic acid C16H32O2	Palmitoleic acid C16H30O2	Stearic acid C18H36O2	Oleic acid C18H34O2	Linoleic acid C18H32O2	Arachidic acid C20H40O2
Value % by weight	0.31–0.75	0.2–0.6	0.2–0.3	0.2–0.4	1–1.8	15.9–25.2	1.7–4.5	25–29.5	6.1–19.1	1.9–11.7	6.8–24.9	0.9–0.2	0.6–3.4
Mineral profile	Na	K	Ca	P	Mg	Fe	Zn	Cu	α-casein -	β-casein -	κ-casein -	–	–
Values	29.70 ± 0.53 mEq/L	50.74 ± 0.51 mEq/L	94.06 ± 0.75 mg%	41.68 ± 0.55 mg%	11.82 ± 0.22 mg%	1.00 ± 0.12 mg/dl	2.00 ± 0.02 mg/dl	0.44 ± 0.04 mg/dl	21%	65%	3.47%	–	–

Values are given as average in percentages (%).