Jul
23
2009
Goat Milk Composition
COMPOSITION OF GOAT MILK IN COMPARISON WITH COW AND HUMAN MILK
The composition of goat milk is given in the following table which shows that the goat milk is quite similar in composition to cow and human milk but there are some obvious exceptions.
Average vitamin content of goat, cow and human milk.
| Vitamin | Cow | Goat | Human |
| Vitamin A(1)(2) | 1560.0 (1380) | 2074.0 (1850) | 1898.0 (2410) |
| Vitamin D | 33 | 23.7 | 22.0 |
| Thiamine | 0.44 ( .38) | 0.40 ( .48) | 0.16 (0.14) |
| Riboflavin | 1.75 (1.61) | 1.84 (1.38) | 0.36 ( .36) |
| Nicotinic Acid | 0.94 ( .84) | 1.87 (2.7) | 1.47 (1.77) |
| Vitamin B 6 | 0.64 ( .42) | 0.07 ( .46) | 0.10 ( .11) |
| Pantotheine | 3.46 (3.13) | 3.44 (3.1) | 1.84 (2.23) |
| Biotin | 0.031 | 0.039 | 0.008 |
| Folic Acid | 0.0028 ( 0.005) | 0.0024 (0.001) | 0.0020 (0.005) |
| Vitamin B 12 | 0.0043 (.0036) | 0.0006 (.00065) | 0.0003 (,.00045) |
| Ascorbic Acid | 21.1 (14.7) | 15.0(13,0) | 43.0 (50) |
| Choline | 121.0 | 150.0 | 90.0 |
| Inositol | 110.0 | 210.0 | 330.0 |
(1)Vitamin A expressed in International Units/liter; all others as mg/liter.
(2) Numbers in ( ) are from the USDA Handbook 8-1 (1976).