COW'S MILK VS. GOAT'S MILK.Byline: McClatchy New Service Is goat's milk any better for you than cow's milk? John C. Bruhn, a dairy foods specialist in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , says, "Nutritionally speaking, there is not much difference between cow's milk and goat's milk. There are some people - from infants to adults - who are allergic al·ler·gic adj. 1. Of, caused, or characterized by an allergy. 2. Having an allergy or exhibiting an allergic reaction to a substance. allergic pertaining to or caused by allergy. to cow's milk proteins and find relief by consuming goat's milk. "Chemically speaking, there are some differences between the two, but it is not known if these differences are important nutritionally. Goat's milk fat is different, which is one reason goat's milk and its products have their characteristic taste. Goat's milk is somewhat higher in sodium and potassium potassium (pətăs`ēəm), a metallic chemical element; symbol K [Lat. kalium=alkali]; at. no. 19; at. wt. 39.0983; m.p. 63.25°C;; b.p. 760°C;; sp. gr. .862 at 20°C;; valence +1. , higher in the B vitamin riboflavin riboflavin: see coenzyme; vitamin. riboflavin or vitamin B2 Yellow, water-soluble organic compound, abundant in whey and egg white. It has a complex structure incorporating three rings. , but lower in vitamins B-6 and B-12. It is also a little lower in milk sugar or lactose. Goat's milk protein concentration is about the same as cow's milk, but the proteins differ in type; that probably accounts for those people who are allergic to cow's milk products being able to tolerate tol·er·ate v. 1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit. 2. To put up with; endure. 3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen. goat's milk products." 
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