Goat's Milk
Description
Goat's milk is the milk of a ruminant animal of the genus Capra, related to sheep. Goat's milk has more calcium, phosphorus, potassium, niacin, folic acid, and vitamin A than whole milk - fresh. However, it has less zinc and vitamin B-12 than cow's milk.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 168 |
| Protein: | 8.69 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 10.9 gm |
| Fiber: | 0 gm |
| Total fats: | 10 gm |
| Saturated fats: | 6.51 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | 3.07 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 28 mg |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 451 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .117 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .337 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .112 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | .159 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | 5 | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .676 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .756 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 1 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 3.15 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 326 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .095 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .120 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 34 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .019 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 270 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 499 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 122 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .73 | 15 mg |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | .106 gm |
| Threonine: | .398 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .505 gm |
| Leucine: | .765 gm |
| Lysine: | .708 gm |
| Methionine: | .196 gm |
| Cysteine: | .113 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .377 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .437 gm |
| Valine: | .585 gm |
| Arginine: | .291 gm |
| Histidine: | .218 gm |
| Alanine: | .287 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | .512 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | 1.52 gm |
| Glycine: | .123 gm |
| Proline: | .899 gm |
| Serine: | .441 gm |
1. 1 cup, 244 grams
References
Kreutner, Patricia A. Nutrition In Perspective. Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs. 1980.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Dairy Products And Eggs: Raw, Processed, Prepared. Washington D.C. 1976.
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