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International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Volume  12, Issue 1,  January – April 2024, Pages 31-35
 

Case Report

Goat Milk: A Boon for Human Health

Raj kumar Berwal1, Priyanka Masar2, Priyanka Meena3, Vimala Chaudhary4, Phool Kanwar5, Kapil Kumar Godara6, Rekha Berwal

1-6Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary & Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary of Animal Sciences, Bikaner 334001, Rajasthan, India, 7BRG, Government Girls PG. College, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan 335001, India.
 

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.12124.4

Abstract

Goat milk from different European breeds is less fattened in the tropics than it is in temperate regions. Compared to other breeds, dwarf goat milk contains more fat, protein, and lactose. The five primary proteins in goat milk, α-lactalbumin, β-lactoglobulin, κ-casein, β-casein, and α 2-casein, have homolog’s that resemble cow equivalents quite a little. Goat milk lacks bovine βs1-casein, the protein most commonly present in cow's milk. Compared to bovine micelles, goat milk caseinate micelles lose β-casein more quickly and are less solvated and heat stable. They also contain increased inorganic phosphorus and calcium. Goat milk contains less orotic acid and N-acetyl neuraminic acid, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 than cow milk. It also has higher potassium and chloride levels. Three fatty acids capric, caprylic, and caproic have potent therapeutic effects that can help patients with a variety of ailments. Goat milk is good for preventing allergies, cancer, heart disease, and microbes. As the best source of nutrients in a well-balanced ratio, milk also helps the body through a variety of beneficial biological functions that enhance the digestive system, metabolic processes related to ingested nutrients, organ development, growth, and resistance to illness. Higher concentrations of selenium found in goat milk help regenerate blood platelets in patients with dengue illness. Goats are regarded as the poor man's animal and are thought to be the earliest domesticated animals. They were raised for their meat and milk. The closest thing in nature to the ideal diet is goat milk. It was once used to strengthen immunity. Fermented goat milk products containing live probiotic cells have a promising future in terms of their nutritional and therapeutic properties. Due to the presence of tiny lipid globules, goat milk is recognized for having superior digestion when compared to cow milk. Goat milk's ability to prevent cancer is attributed to its poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA).


Keywords : Nutritional value; Medicinal characteristics; Therapeutic properties; Goat milk and PUFA.
Corresponding Author : Raj kumar Berwal,