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In the present era, people are inclined toward consuming health
promoting foods. Goat is a significant contributor of meat as a part
of non-vegetarian food in our country, its milk is less popular but
quite significant because of its various nutritional properties.
Goat milk is also significant in terms of its potential as
functional food. Various studies have shown its memory improvement
attribute. Its hypoallergenic traits, antioxidant contents, and
various nutrients specific to only goat milk make it a super food.
Goat milk has higher level of calcium, potassium, and phosphorus
than cow and human milk. Its digestibility is better due to smaller
fat globules. It also contains several bioactive peptides which
enhance its antioxidant property. Goat milk composition makes it a
suitable food for vulnerable especially for dengue, for elderly in
age related memory declining health problems. Goat milk also has
immune modulatory properties due to oligosaccharides and several bio
peptides which have shown their worth to modulate host inflammatory
cytokines. Thus, goat milk has strong potential as a functional food
with nutritional significance and need to be experimented for its
potential in various health problems. |
