The growing interest in goat milk and its by-products at the
expense of cow milk is mainly attributable to their nutritional,health, and therapeutic benefits. Thus, goat milk has a lower allergic potentiality and improved fat digestibility /absorption and has been used in the treatment of various clinical disorders.
It has been reported that the mineral content of goat milk is higher and more available than that of bovine milk. It has been found that fermentation does not affect the mineral content of milk but can modify its bioavailability as also reported for the Ca, Zn, and P content of milk fermented with classical bacteria starters plus Lactobacillus fermentum D3