Goat Milk Nutritional Breakdown

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Nutrients	Goat Milk	Cow Milk, whole 3.25%	Human Milk
Weight (edible portion)	244 g	244 g	246 g
Water	212.35 g	215.50 g	215.25 g
Calories	168 kcal	146 kcal	172 kcal
Protein	8.69 g	7.86 g	2.53 g
Total lipid (fat)	10.10 g	7.93 g	10.77 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	6.507 g	4.551 g	4.942 g
Fatty acids, monounsaturated	2.706 g	1.981 g	4.079 g
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated	0.364 g	0.476 g	1.223 g
Cholesterol	27 mg	24 mg	34 mg
Carbohydrates	10.89 g	11.03 g	16.95 g
Sugars	10.86 g	12.83 g	16.95 g
Calcium	327 mg	276 mg	79 mg
Iron	0.12 mg	0.07 mg	0.07 mg
Magnesium	34 mg	24 mg	7 mg
Phosphorus	271 mg	222 mg	34 mg
Potassium	498 mg	349 mg	125 mg
Sodium	122 mg	98 mg	42 mg
Zinc	0.73 mg	0.98 mg	0.42 mg
Copper	0.112 mg	0.027 mg	0.128 mg
Manganese	0.044 mg	0.007 mg	0.064 mg
Selenium	3.4 mcg	9.0 mcg	4.4 mcg
Vitamin C	3.2 mg	0.0 mg	12.3 mg
Thiamin	0.117 mg	0.107 mg	0.034 mg
Riboflavin	0.337 mg	0.447 mg	0.089 mg
Niacin	0.676 mg	0.261 mg	0.435 mg
Pantothenic Acid	0.756 mg	0.883 mg	0.549 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.112 mg	0.088 mg	0.027 mg
Vitamin B-12	0.17 mcg	1.07 mcg	0.12 mcg
Folate, total	2 mg	12 mcg	12 mg
Folic acid	0 mcg	0 mcg	0 mcg
Vitamin A, IU	483 IU	249 IU	522IU
Vitamin A, RAE	139 mcg RAE	68 mcg RAE	150 mcg RAE
Retinol	137 mcg	68 mcg	148 mcg
Vitamin E	0.17 mg	0.15 mg	0.20 mg
Vitamin D	29.28 IU	98.652 IU	9.84 IU
Vitamin K	0.7 mcg	0.5 mcg	0.7 mcg

*This breakdown is in per cup (8 oz.) of milk.

Reference: USDA National Nutrient Database For Standard Reference.

Nutritional breakdown of Goat Milk and it’s comparison to Cow Milk and Human Milk. Infant Formula is not included because there are too many brand available in the market and they varies.

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Goat Milk Composition

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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).

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Goat Milk Nutritional Breakdown

Goat Milk Composition