Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 > > I was just going through a stack of old magazines I never got around to > reading, and I came upon this fascinating little chart in the > August/September 2003 issue of Saveur: > > Species %Protein %Fat %Lactose %Water kcal/100g > =========================================================== > Human 1.5 4.0 7.0 87.0 72 > Cow 3.5 3.5 4.5 87.5 66 > Goat 3.6 4.1 4.1 86.5 70 > Sheep 5.8 6.7 4.8 82.0 102 > Water Buffalo 3.8 7.5 4.8 83.0 101 > Camel 3.7 4.0 5.1 86.0 70 > Reindeer 10.3 22.0 2.5 63.0 214 > > High-protein milk comes from mammals whose young grow fast; high-fat from > those whose young must weather cold. (Percentages are averages.) > > I'd sure be interested to see a more detailed nutritional analysis of > reindeer milk! I wonder what its CLA content is, its vitamin and mineral > content, its lipid breakdown, and so on. Maybe its form of casein is > usefully (or harmfully) different from cow's milk. I suppose raising > reindeer in warmer climes wouldn't be all that effective, though, unless > they're genetically adapted to produce fatty, protein-rich milk. > > I also wonder what it tastes like. > > - > Well, given that it's 214% water, I imagine that the taste is pretty inoffensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 What a nice chart ! Thanks, I wanted to research these comparison, but hadn't taken the time to do so. Rebekah Reindeer milk? I was just going through a stack of old magazines I never got around to reading, and I came upon this fascinating little chart in the August/September 2003 issue of Saveur: Species %Protein %Fat %Lactose %Water kcal/100g =========================================================== Human 1.5 4.0 7.0 87.0 72 Cow 3.5 3.5 4.5 87.5 66 Goat 3.6 4.1 4.1 86.5 70 Sheep 5.8 6.7 4.8 82.0 102 Water Buffalo 3.8 7.5 4.8 83.0 101 Camel 3.7 4.0 5.1 86.0 70 Reindeer 10.3 22.0 2.5 63.0 214 High-protein milk comes from mammals whose young grow fast; high-fat from those whose young must weather cold. (Percentages are averages.) I'd sure be interested to see a more detailed nutritional analysis of reindeer milk! I wonder what its CLA content is, its vitamin and mineral content, its lipid breakdown, and so on. Maybe its form of casein is usefully (or harmfully) different from cow's milk. I suppose raising reindeer in warmer climes wouldn't be all that effective, though, unless they're genetically adapted to produce fatty, protein-rich milk. I also wonder what it tastes like. - <HTML> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " > <BODY> <FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > Important <B>Native Nutrition</B> Addresses <UL> <LI>Native Nutrition on the <A HREF= " / " >WEB</A> <LI>Search the message <A HREF= " http://onibasu.dyndns.org/ " >ARCHIVE</A> & mdash; <B>NEW FEATURE!</B></LI> <LI>Change your group <A HREF= " /join " >SETTINGS</A></\ LI> <LI><A HREF= " mailto: " >POST</A> a message</LI> <LI><A HREF= " mailto: -subscribe " >SUBSCRIBE</A> to the list</LI> <LI><A HREF= " mailto: -unsubscribe " >UNSUBSCRIBE</A> from the list</LI> <LI>Send an <A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >EMAIL</A> to the List Owner & Moderators</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " >List Owner: Idol Moderators: Heidi Schuppenhauer Wanita Sears </FONT></PRE> </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Rebekah- >What a nice chart ! Thanks, I wanted to research these comparison, but >hadn't taken the time to do so. Glad you liked it! I think the numbers on human milk are wrong, though, (though I wouldn't swear to it) and who knows whether the other animals were tested while eating their natural diets or some sort of factory feed, but it's interesting nonetheless, and it definitely makes me want to try reindeer milk. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 >I'd sure be interested to see a more detailed nutritional analysis of >reindeer milk! I wonder what its CLA content is, its vitamin and mineral >content, its lipid breakdown, and so on. Maybe its form of casein is >usefully (or harmfully) different from cow's milk. I suppose raising >reindeer in warmer climes wouldn't be all that effective, though, unless >they're genetically adapted to produce fatty, protein-rich milk. > >I also wonder what it tastes like. Yeah, but if you want REAL nutrition, go for seal milk!: http://encarta.msn.com/text_761564979___18/Seal_(mammal).html Seal milk is extremely rich in fat and protein. True seals have the highest milk fat levels, averaging 40 to 50 percent, while sea lions and fur seals pack 10 to 14 percent protein into their milk. Elephant seal milk tastes bland and waxy and physically resembles melted vanilla ice cream. Makes you wonder which researcher tasted it ... Heidi [HJ] [HTG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Heidi- >Yeah, but if you want REAL nutrition, go for seal milk!: > >http://encarta.msn.com/text_761564979___18/Seal_(mammal).html >Seal milk is extremely rich in fat and protein. True seals have the >highest milk fat levels, averaging 40 to 50 percent, while sea lions and >fur seals pack 10 to 14 percent protein into their milk. Elephant seal >milk tastes bland and waxy and physically resembles melted vanilla ice cream. > >Makes you wonder which researcher tasted it ... Wow! Seal milk has more fat than heavy _cream_ from cows, then! Since they're not ruminants, though, and since they spend much of their time in icy-cold water, I bet their milkfat is largely unsaturated, probably mostly polyunsaturated, so it might not be so good. Then again, reindeer milk might be less unsaturated than cow's milk too because of the climate reindeer are adapted too; I don't know. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Heidi- >Then again, reindeer milk might be less unsaturated than cow's milk too >because of the climate reindeer are adapted too; I don't know. Oops, I meant " less saturated " , obviously. D'oh! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 >Wow! Seal milk has more fat than heavy _cream_ from cows, then! Since >they're not ruminants, though, and since they spend much of their time in >icy-cold water, I bet their milkfat is largely unsaturated, probably mostly >polyunsaturated, so it might not be so good. That and it's full of dioxin, at this point! Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Heidi- >That and it's full of dioxin, at this point! Yeah, there's always that, unfortunately. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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