Milk Composition Analysis

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Farm Bufala

Fairburn Farm, home to the only Canadian herd of water buffalo.

Water buffalo milk is pure white because it contains no carotene—the water buffalo have already processed the carotene into Vitamin A.

Milk Composition Analysis, per 100 grams

Constituents unit Cow Goat Sheep Buffalo
Water g 87.8 88.9 83.0 81.1
Protein g 3.2 3.1 5.4 4.5
Fat g 3.9 3.5 6.0 8.0
Carbohydrate g 4.8 4.4 5.1 4.9
Energy K cal 66 60 95 110
K J 275 253 396 463
Sugars (Lactose) g 4.8 4.4 5.1 4.9
Fatty Acids:
Saturated g 2.4 2.3 3.8 4.2
Mono-unsaturated g 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.7
Polyunsaturated g 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2
Cholesterol mg 14 10 11 8
Calcium iu 120 100 170 195

Source: McCane, Widdowson, Scherz, Kloos: International Laboratory Services