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. 2022 Mar 14;11(3):e202200017. doi: 10.1002/open.202200017

Table 9.

Composition of cow, goat, sheep and camel milk.[ 118 , 119 , 120 ]

Compound [g/100 g]

Milk

Cow

Goat

Sheep

Camel

Moisture

87.9

87.6

82.9

86.9

Fat

3.7

4.3

6.1

4.1

Lactose

4.7

4.1

4.8

4.1

Protein

3.4

3.7

5.5

3.4

Casein

3.0

2.4

4.7

2.1

Ash

0.7

0.8

0.9

0.7

Minerals [mg/100 g]

Potassium

145.0

185.0

138.0

60

Calcium

112.0

130.0

197.5

117

Phosphorous

91.0

109.0

141.0

51.5

Sodium

42.0

39.5

39.0

69

Magnesium

11.0

14.5

19.5

14.2

Zinc

0.40

0.43

0.60

Trace

Iron

0.10

0.06

0.10

0.39

Copper

Trace

0.04

0.10

Trace

Vitamins [mg/100 g]

Vitamin A

37.0

54.3

64.0

35.4

Riboflavin

0.20

0.17

0.30

0.57

Vitamin E

0.08

0.04

0.11

0.07

Thiamin

0.04

0.06

0.07

0.04

Retinol

35.0

0.04

64.0

27.0

Carotenoids

16.0

Trace

Trace

Trace

Folic acid

8.5

1.0

6.0

8.7

Vitamin C

1.0

1.3

4.6

4.5

Vitamin D

0.2

0.15

0.2

0.5

Vitamin B12

0.50

0.06

0.66

0.85

Fatty acids [g/100 g]

C16 : 0

27.9

28.2

25.9

29.8

C18 : 0

12.2

8.8

9.6

12.9

C18 : 2 (n‐6)

1.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

C18 : 3 (n‐3)

1.0

0.42

0.80

1.4

Total SFA[a]

68.7

68.7

64.2

58.9

Total PUFA[b]

4.0

3.7

4.8

4.5

Total CLAs[c]

1.1

0.70

1.6

3.1

[a] SFA=saturated fatty acids, [b] PUFA=polyunsaturated fatty acids, [c] CLAs=conjugated linoleic acids.