Camel milk

Camel milk is the milk of female camels. She is in the first few months the natural food of the young animal.

The protein and fat content is approximately equal to that of the cow's milk, but it contains almost four times that of vitamin C. Similar to donkey milk makes it suitable as a milk substitute for people with cow's milk allergy.

Economic Importance

Camel milk is similar to fresh taste of cow's milk and is produced in North African and Arab countries on an industrial scale. Machine milking is possible and is practiced, for example, in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. Camel milk is available in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in large supermarkets. Even ice cream is made from camel milk.

In two to three times milking one days amount of 1.5 to 3 liters is reached, however, on professional dairy farms in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan an average of 15 liters. The milking of camels is much more difficult than, say, cows, therefore first suck the camel foals shortly milk before starting the machine milking. The foals are available during the entire milking process by and suck to finish off the rest of the milk.