Is there a nutritious difference between goats milk and cows milk?
There are published reasons why goats milk is a more digestible food when compared to cows milk. One major reason may be because goats milk contains higher levels of Medium chain triglycerides, (6-12 carbon length) than cows milk. (1) Medium chain triglycerides (MCT) have been used in specialized diets for humans with malabsorption problems and in parenteral or intravenous nutrition. (2), (3) MCT absorption and conversion to energy requires fewer steps and enzymes than do long chain triglycerides. (2) Absorption of MCT’s can take place even when the body is devoid of certain enzymes necessary for long chain triglyceride transport into the blood stream.
