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Article: GOAT MILK: ALLERGEN ALTERNATIVE
- Article from:
- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright Sabot Publishing, Inc. Jun 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Three percent of children have a food allergy, and cow milk is among the most common trigger foods for kids, along with peanuts and eggs. So one answer to the allergy dilemma may be goat milk.
Milk from goats contains only trace amounts of alpha s1-casein, the major cow milk protein to which some people are allergic.
The taste is similar as are the proportions of protein, fat and iron. Some proponents claim goat milk is easier to digest. And those who are ...