Sheep milk is more acceptable to the human digestive system in comparison to cow’s and goat’s milk. Sheep milk does not have such a strong smell or taste as is often the case with goat’s milk. Sheep milk contain about double and in some cases much more than double the amount of solids found in either goat’s and cow’s milk. Sheep milk is superior and belongs to a class of its own.
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Type of milk |
Kcal |
kj |
Sheep |
102 |
426 |
Goat |
71 |
296 |
Cow |
65 |
272 |
µ / 100 g |
Sheep |
Goat |
Cow |
Vitamin A |
83 |
44 |
52 |
B Carotene |
0.2 |
<0.1 |
<0.21 |
Vitamin D |
0.18 – 0.88 |
0.12 |
0.03 |
Vitamin E |
120 |
30 |
90 |
Vitamin C |
4700 |
1100 |
1500 |
Thiamin |
85 |
41 |
40 |
Riboflavin |
330 |
138 |
180 |
Vitamin B6 |
83 |
63 |
50 |
Vitamin B12 |
0.6 |
0.08 |
0.4 |
Nicotinic acid |
428 |
328 |
80 |
Pantothenic acid |
464 |
415 |
50 |
Biotin |
2.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Folic acid |
5.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
(Mills, Practical Sheep Dairying, 1989) |
Type of Milk |
Percentage % |
Butterfat |
Protein |
(Casein) |
Lactose |
Minerals |
Sheep |
7.55 |
6.12 |
(4.2) |
5.09 |
0.87 |
Goat |
3.9 |
3.3 |
(2.5) |
4.4 |
0.80 |
Cow |
3.5 |
3.25 |
(2.6) |
4.6 |
0.75 |
mg / 100 g |
Sheep |
Goat |
Cow |
Ca |
162 – 259 |
102 – 203 |
110 |
Mg |
14 – 19 |
13 – 19 |
11 |
Na |
41 – 132 |
35 – 65 |
58 |
K |
101 – 152 |
157 – 255 |
126 |
P |
82 – 183 |
86 – 118 |
90 |
Fe |
0.03 – 0.14 |
0.01 – 0.11 |
0.04 |
Zn |
0.47 – 1.2 |
0.19 – 0.48 |
0.36 |
Cu |
0.01 – 0.28 |
0.01 – 0.06 |
<0.01 |
(Mills, Practical Sheep Dairying, 1989) |
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