Yellow Jersy Milk: could it be beta-carotene or related carotenoids?

[Guest guest]

The thought occured to me that perhaps the yellow color of Jersey

milk, and especially Jersey cream, might be due to it being extra

rich in beta-carotene (or other carotenoids). As I undertand it,

green growing things are very rich in this fat-soluable(?) form

of pro-vitamin A...

A quick search turned up this reference to how dietary beta-carotene

in nursing mothers soon shows up in breast milk:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=9\

459376 & dopt=Abstract

For what it's worth.

- Jerome, on day 20 of sipping raw Milk, Cream and Colostrum