Fias Co Farm:
Dairy

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Nutritional breakdown of Goat Milk and it's comparison to Cow Milk and Human Milk

Reference: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16

I do not list an Infant Formula breakdown because there are so many on the market and they are all different. To look up a particular infant formula try https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

This breakdown in Per CUP (8 oz.) of milk:

Nutrient	goat milk	cow milk, whole 3.25%	human milk
Weight (edible portion)	244 g	244 g	246 g
Water	212.35 g	215.50 g	215.25 g
Calories	168 kcal	146 kcal	172 kcal
Protein	8.69 g	7.86 g	2.53 g
Total lipid (fat)	10.10 g	7.93 g	10.77 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	6.507 g	4.551 g	4.942 g
Fatty acids, monounsaturated	2.706 g	1.981 g	4.079 g
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated	0.364 g	0.476 g	1.223 g
Cholesterol	27 mg	24 mg	34 mg
Carbohydrates	10.89 g	11.03 g	16.95 g
Sugars	10.86 g	12.83 g	16.95 g
Calcium	327 mg	276 mg	79 mg
Iron	0.12 mg	0.07 mg	0.07 mg
Magnesium	34 mg	24 mg	7 mg
Phosphorus	271 mg	222 mg	34 mg
Potassium	498 mg	349 mg	125 mg
Sodium	122 mg	98 mg	42 mg
Zinc	0.73 mg	0.98 mg	0.42 mg
Copper	0.112 mg	0.027 mg	0.128 mg
Manganese	0.044 mg	0.007 mg	0.064 mg
Selenium	3.4 mcg	9.0 mcg	4.4 mcg
Vitamin C	3.2 mg	0.0 mg	12.3 mg
Thiamin	0.117 mg	0.107 mg	0.034 mg
Riboflavin	0.337 mg	0.447 mg	0.089 mg
Niacin	0.676 mg	0.261 mg	0.435 mg
Pantothenic Acid	0.756 mg	0.883 mg	0.549 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.112 mg	0.088 mg	0.027 mg
Vitamin B-12	0.17 mcg	1.07 mcg	0.12 mcg
Folate, total	2 mg	12 mcg	12 mg
Folic acid	0 mcg	0 mcg	0 mcg
Vitamin A, IU	483 IU	249 IU	522 IU
Vitamin A, RAE	139 mcg_RAE	68 mcg_RAE	150 mcg_RAE
Retinol	137 mcg	68 mcg	148 mcg
Vitamin E	0.17 mg	0.15 mg	0.20 mg
Vitamin D	29.28 IU	98.652 IU	9.84 IU
Vitamin K	0.7 mcg	0.5 mcg	0.7 mcg

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