Composition and medicinal properties of camel milk: A Review

Production of Flavoured Fermented Camel Milk

“…It is often easily digested by lactose-intolerant individuals. On the other hand, camel milk also has ability to reduce the elevated level of bilirubin, globulin and granulocytes (Yadav et al, 2015). Camel milk is opaque white with normal odour and salty taste.…”

Camel Milk with Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin for Treatment-Naive Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2/ 3: An Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Several studies reported the protective and therapeutic effects of camel milk on the liver of mice exposed to carbon tetrachloride (14), alcohol (15), and gentamicin (16). In all cases, normalization of liver enzymes and recovery of live tissue has been accessed.…”

Chemical Composition and Medicinal Values of Camel Milk

“…Its opaque white color because of the fats are finely homogenized throughout the milk where as, the changes in taste are caused by the type of fodder and availability of drinking water (Yadav et al, 2015). Its density ranges from 1.026-1.035 and the pH from 6.2-6.5, both are lower than those of the cow"s milk and maximum buffering capacity of skim milk is at pH 4.95.…”

“…The annual camel milk production in Ethiopia is estimated as 75,000 tones (Asres and Yusuf, 2014). Camel milk so called white gold of the desert is more similar to human milk than any other milk and differs from other ruminant milk because it contains low cholesterol, low sugar, high minerals (sodium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc and magnesium), high vitamin C,protective proteins like as lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase,immunoglobulins, lysozyme (Yadav et al, 2015). Camel milk has been acknowledged for a long time to provide a potential treatment for a series of diseases such as dropsy, jaundice, anti-hypertensive, asthma, and leishmaniasis or kala-azar.…”