American Dairy Goat Association

Milk Comparison
Goat Cow Human
Protein % 3.0 3.0 1.1
Fat % 3.8 3.6 4.0
Calories/100 ml 70 69 68
Vitamin A (i.u./gram fat) 39 21 32
Vitamin B1/thiamin (µg/100 ml) 68 45 17
Riboflavin (µg/100 ml) 210 159 26
Vitamin C (mg ascorbic acid/100 ml) 2 2 3
Vitamin D (i.u./gram fat) 0.7 0.7 0.3
Calcium % 0.19 0.18 0.04
Iron % 0.07 0.06 0.2
Phosphorus % 0.27 0.23 0.06
Cholesterol (mg/100 ml) 12 15 20

References
  • Dronen, Karyl, April 1990. "Nutritional Composition of Goat Milk Products in the U.S." Dairy Goat Journal.
  • Pennington, Jean A.T., and Helen Nichols Church, 1985. Bowen and Church Food Values of Portions Commonly Used. J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia.
  • Renner, Edmund, 1983. Milk and Dairy Products in Human Nutrition. W.G. Mott. University of Glessen, Munich, Germany.

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