You won't see any advertisements asking, "Got Goat Milk?" or cute spots boasting that "happy goats come from California." But goat milk is gaining in popularity.
Take our true/false quiz about goat vs. cow milk.
1. Goat milk contains fewer grams of fat than cow milk.
2. Goat milk is easier to digest because its fat globules do not cluster, as with cow milk.
3. Goat milk contains significantly less lactose than cow milk.
4. Low-fat (2 percent) cow milk contains more calories per cup than goat milk.
5. Goat milk does not form mucus, as with cow milk, and therefore is better tolerated by people with allergies.
6. Cow milk contains casein, a protein that causes allergic reactions in some people.
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ANSWERS: 1: false (goat: 10 grams; cow: 8 grams); 2: true; 3: false (cow: 4.7 percent; goat: 4.1 percent); 4: false (goat: 168 calories; cow: 137); 5: true; 6: true.
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Sources: www.nutritiondata.com; calorielab.com; www.sciencedaily.com; www.goatworld.com
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