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Table 1 Chemical composition of ethnic dairy products manufactured from milk of minor milch animal species

From: Appraisal of some ethnic milk products from minor milch animal species around the world: a review

Name of the product

Average chemical composition (%)

pH

Source

Water

Total solid

Fat

SNF

Protein

Carbohydrate

Ash

Goat milk

 Cajeta

18.17

81.83

7.52

74.33

7.50

66.70

0.13

[41]

 Mursik

83.16

16.84

5.42

11.42

6.39

3.95

1.77

4.2

[42]

 Matzoon

87.56

12.44

1.47

10.97

5.33

3.71

0.75

[43]

 Kaymak

28.79

71.21

66.65

4.56

6.67

[44, 45]

Sheep milk

 Tzatziki

81.32

18.68

6.30

12.40

7.92

3.33

1.15

[46]

 Cuajada

60.57

39.43

21.00

18.43

15.44

1.10

1.89

6.14

[47]

 Zincica (acid)

88.20

11.80

4.90

6.90

2.40

2.60

0.40

[47]

 Zincica (sweet)

87.80

12.20

5.10

7.10

2.60

3.80

0.41

 

 Saganaki

62.00

38.00

21.00

22.00

4–6

[48]

Camel milk

 Chal

95.50

4.50

2.30

2.20

1.70

0.10

0.40

4.5

[49]

 Suusac

87.50

12.50

4.00

8.50

3.00

4.72

0.78

[50]

Horse milk

 Kumiss

95.34

4.76

1.70

3.60

2.20

1.10

0.30

[51]

Yak milk

 Kurut

12.35

87.65

50.00

37.65

24.50

2.80

10.35

4.2

[52]

 Chhurpi (soft)

70.33

29.67

10.16

19.51

12.76

5.14

1.23

4.89

[53]

 Chhurpi (hard)

10.22

89.77

7.20

82.57

63.33

23.17

6.31

4.32

 

Reindeer

 Leipajuusto

41.30

58.70

25.30

33.40

22.46

8.77

2.17

6.11

[54]