Goat#Milk.2C butter and cheese

Goat milk is the milk of goats.

Extraction

Goat milk is gaining in Central Europe mainly from the goat breeds ( dairy goats ) Colorful German Edelziege, White German Edelziege, Pied Dutch goat Toggenburg goat, Thuringian Forest Goat and Saanen goat. Animals with high milk production annually supply 900 to 1200 liter, an average of about 600 liters per year. Depending on the size of the herd the goats are milked by hand or machine ( with milking machines).

Taste and consumption

Goat milk differs in taste noticeably from cow's milk. The taste is described as slightly sweet, aromatic, or strictly what the higher content of capric acid and the rapid adoption of foreign odors ( in former times often the barn or the goat itself) are responsible. Most goat milk is consumed in the form of goat cheese. In the Middle East and North Africa and the processing to Laban is frequent.

Ingredients

Goat's milk contains 2.8 to 3.5 % protein, 2.7 to 3.5 % fat and 4.4% lactose. The nutritional value and in the dry mass, goat milk differs only slightly from cow's milk.

Goat's milk contains more short and medium chain fatty acids than cow's milk. These fatty acids are more easily assimilated by the body than long-chain and are therefore more digestible. In addition, the fat globules of the goat milk is lower than that of cow's milk. The many small fat globules provide a larger total surface area and thus a larger attack surface for enzymes, which further improved the digestibility. It also speaks of that goat's milk was already "naturally homogenized ". Homogenization (mechanical splitting the fat globules ) as cow's milk is in the aspect of digestibility, goat milk, therefore, not necessary. This eliminates the partially accommodated by homogenization in connection health disadvantages.

Compatibility

The proteins of the goat's milk are particularly easy to digest. Goat milk has a lower content of casein and a higher proportion of water-soluble whey protein than cow's milk. In many places, sheep and goat milk are recommended as an alternative for cow's milk allergy. Studies show that many milk allergic goat milk tolerated. However, a general recommendation for people with allergies can not be pronounced, but individuals should test yourself with small amounts if they can tolerate goat's milk.

Terms of Use

In the EU there is for goat's milk, unlike cow's milk, no quota system.

Baby food

The European Authority for Food Safety has seen infant formula goat milk base in 2012 as safe and suitable for feeding healthy infants: After examination of submitted long-term studies existed no doubt about the suitability of infant formulas based on goats milk.