Goat milk contains various nutrients needed by human body.
Goat milk has been reported to have unique characteristics when compared to cow milk.
For example,although the percentage of fat in goat and cow milk is similar,the average size of fat globules in goat milk is smaller than those in cow milk.
Goat milk also contains higher proportion of fatty acids such as caproic, caprylic and capric, which are partly responsible for the unique flavor of fresh goat milk and its products.
In addition, the clotting behavior of goat milk was also different from cow milk.
In term of causing allergy, goat milk has been reported to have allergenicity than cow milk. Fatty acids of goat milk are predominated by C16:0, C18:1,C14:0, and C10:0.