Nutritional breakdown of Goat Milk and it's comparison to Cow Milk and Human Mil

April 8, 2008

Nutritional breakdown of Goat Milk and it's comparison to Cow Milk and Human

Milk

Reference: _USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release

I do not list an Infant Formula breakdown because there are so many on the

market and they are all different. To look up a particular infant formula try

_searching the USDA National Nutrient Database_

This breakdown in Per CUP (8 oz.) of milk:

Nutrient 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

Pathogenic 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 522 IU

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

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