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MANUAL OF MILK PRODUCTS 



to be expected that the milk of different species of mammals 

 should be quite similar in composition. In general this is true, 

 yet quite important variations are found, as will be seen from 

 the following analyses of milk produced by different species : 



Average Composition of Milk of Various Kinds (U. S. Dept. 



Agric.) 









Protein 







Carbo- 



Min- 



Fuel 



Kind of 



Water 



Total 

 Solids 





Total 



Fat 



hydrates 

 (Milk- 



eral 

 Mat- 



Value 



Milk 





Albu- 

 min 



per 









Casein 







sugar) 



ters 



Pound 





per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



per ct. 



Woman . 



87.58 



12.6 



0.80 



1.21 



2.01 



3.74 



6.37 



0.30 



310 



Cow . . 



87.27 



12.8 



2.88 



0.51 



3.39 



3.68 



4.94 



0.72 



310 



Goat 



86.88 



13.1 



2.87 



0.89 



3.76 



4.07 



4.64 



0.85 



315 



Sheep . 



83.57 



16.4 



4.17 



0.98 



5.15 



6.18 



4.73 



0.96 



410 



Buffalo 





















(Indian) 



82.16 



— ■ 



4.26 



0.46 



— 



7.51 



4.77 



0.84 



— 



Zebu . 



86.13 



— 



— 



t — 



3.03 



4.80 



5.34 



0.70 



— 



Camel . 



87.13 



— • 



3.49 



0.38 



— 



2.87 



5.39 



0.74 



— 



Llama . 



86.55 



— 



3.00 



0.90 



— 



3.15 



5.60 



0.80 



— 



Reindeer 



67.20 



— . 



8.38 



1.51 



— 



17.09 



2.82 



1.49 



— 



Mare 



90.58 



9.9 



1.30 



0.75 



— 



1.14 



5.87 



0.36 



— 



Ass . . 



90.12 



10.4 



0.79 



1.06 



— 



1.37 



6.19 



0.47 



215 



The mean composition together with the limits of variation 

 found in various milks is given in the following table compiled 

 by Leach from data given by Koenig : 



