Goat Milk Analysis

With the help of Grow Ontario, OFA, and private donations, OGMPA has had Ontario whole and 2% goat milk analyzed. This is the first time that Ontario goat milk has been analyzed, until now the only nutritional information available for goat milk was information gathered in other countries. As far as we know, this is the first time ever anywhere that 2% goat milk has been analyzed.

NOTE: The Ontario results are from only one or two separate samples. Each sample contains milk gathered from approximately 18 to 20 commercial producers with a combined animal sample of approximately 2000 goats.

Information Source

per
100g

Diversified Labs

Diversified Labs

Guelph Labs

USDA Database

USDA Database

USDA Database

Nutrient

Units

Goat Whole

Goat 2%

Goat 2%

Goat Whole

Cow 2%

Cow Whole

Moisture

g

88.4

89.65

87.03

89.2

87.9

Energy

kcal

59

49

68.8

49.67

61.44

Protein

g

3.1

3.06

3.56

3.33

3.29

Lipids

g

3.2

2.19

4.14

1.92

3.34

Carbohydrate (by diff.)

g

4.5

4.28

4.45

4.8

4.66

Ash

g

0.8

0.82

0.82

0.74

0.72

Minerals

Goat Whole

Goat 2%

Goat 2%

Goat Whole

Cow 2%

Cow Whole

Calcium

mg

115

114

104

133.5

121.6

119.4

Phosphorous

mg

94.7

95.4

97.4

110.7

95.1

93.4

Iron

mg

0.1

<0.1

0.05

0.05

0.05

Zinc

mg

0.4

0.5

0.36

0.3

0.39

0.38

Copper

mg

0.1

<0.1

nd

0.046

0.008

0.01

Magnesium

mg

13

13.2

14.4

13.97

13.67

13.4

Manganese

mg

0.1

<0.1

nd

0.018

0.002

0.004

Sodium

mg

38.9

37.8

106.9

49.8

49.9

49

Potassium

mg

185

190

197

204.4

154.4

151.5

Vitamins

Goat Whole

Goat 2%

Goat 2%

Goat Whole

Cow 2%

Cow Whole

Vitamin C, ascorbic acid

mg

<1

<1.0

1.29

0.95

0.94

Thiamin B1

mg

0.05

0.04

0.048

0.039

0.038

Riboflavin B2

mg

0.16

0.22

0.138

0.165

0.162

Niacin B3

mg

0.42

0.32

0.277

0.086

0.084

Pantothenic acid B5

mg

0.45

0.32

0.31

0.32

0.314

Pyridoxine B6

mg

0.03

0.03

0.046

0.043

0.042

Folate

mcg

0.96

0.33

0.6

5.1

5

B12

mcg

0.08

0.05

0.065

0.364

0.357

Vitamin A, IU

IU

148

185

205

126

Vitamin A, RE

RE

44

56

57

31

Vitamin E

ATE

0.035

0.09

0.07

0.1

Lipids

Goat Whole

Goat 2%

Goat 2%

Goat Whole

Cow 2%

Cow Whole

Cholesterol

mg

10.9

7.7

0

11.4

7.5

13.6

polyunsaturates

g

0.1

0.04

0.149

0.071

0.124

monounsaturates

g

0.8

0.48

1.109

0.555

0.965

saturates

g

2.1

1.49

2.667

1.195

2.079

Average production over a five year period of Canada’s top producer by breed:

Saanen

1899 litres

B.F. 3.21%

Alpine

1653 litres

B.F. 3.30%

Toggengurg

1563 litres

B.F. 2.82%

Lamancha

1439 litres

B.F. 3.80%

Nubian

1286 litres

B.F. 4.51%

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