Table 1 Average composition of basic nutrients in goat, human and cow milk
Composition (%) | Goat milk | Human milk | Cow milk | Reference |
Fat | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | Yangilar, 2013 |
Lactose | 4.1 | 6.9 | 4.7 |
Protein | 3.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
Casein | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Albumin, globulin | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Ash | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Fat | 3.97 | | 4.00 | Mahmood and Usman, 2010 |
Lactose | 4.39 | | 4.51 |
Protein | 3.15 | | 3.37 |
Ash | 0.75 | | 0.60 |
Fat | 4.73 | | 4.56 | Kanwal et al., 2004 |
Lactose | 4.66 | | 4.03 |
Protein | 2.38 | | 5.23 |
Ash | 0.28 | | 0.36 |
Oligosaccharides (g/L) | 0.25~0.30 | 5-8 | 0.03~0.06 | Kim et al., 2014 |
Lactose (g/L) | 45 | 68 | 46 |