Bottle of Milk
by Catherine Haug
Have you ever wondered which milk source has the highest nutritional value? If so, check out this webpage from Dom’s In-Site (Dom is an international expert on kefir): Nutritional Value of Different Fresh Milk-Types (see References for links), which compares the nutritional value (from USDA data) of cow, goat, water buffalo, sheep, human and soy milk; and the following measures for each milk type*:
- Proximates: water, energy, protein, lipids (fat), ash (minerals), carbs;
- Minerals: calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, and selenium;
- Vitamins: A-carotene, A-retinol,C, D, E; and B vitamins: thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folate, B6, B12;
- Lipids (Fats): mono-unsaturated, poly-unsaturated, cholesterol, total saturated [NOTE: this category not shown for soy milk, even though it contains lipids].
*NOTE that raw milk of any type has higher nutrient content than pasteurized.
References and For More Information
- Dom’s Nutritional Value of Different Fresh Milk-Types: (users.sa.chariot.net. au/~dna/milk-types.htm)<< link has been deactivated because the site may contain malware
- Dom’s home page, Dom’s In-Site: (users.sa.chariot.net. au) << link has been deactivated because the site may contain malware.
The EssentiaList (ESP Website):
- Food Safety and Pasteurization: (essentialstuff.org/index.php/2009/08/22/Cat/food-safety-pasteurization)
- Yogurt & Kefir, from Powdered Culture (essentialstuff.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/yogurt-kefir_esl.pdf)
- The EssentiaList: Using Kefir Grains (essentialstuff.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Kefir-Advanced_EsL.pdf)
- Cheese & Tofu Making (essentialstuff.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cheesemaking_fwade1b_esl.pdf