What Else Should I Be Aware Of When Selecting Colostrum?
Colostrum should be collected during the first 24 hours after birth when it contains its highest concentration of immune and growth factors and digestive inhibitors. Normal drying processes, pasteurizing and applying heat to thaw after freezing, compromise Colostrum’s biological capability. Optimum processing of Colostrum requires refrigeration but most producers freeze the Colostrum for ease in transportation and defatting. During cooling, the Colostrum needs to be kept in continuous motion with mechanical stirring or it will gel and become impossible to air dry or remove the fat. We humans do not want additional animal fats in our diet and Colostrum’s important immune and growth factors are not contained in the fat. True colostrum contains almost no lactose, so those that are lactose intolerant should have no problems with high quality Colostrum. Consumers should also make sure that products labeled Colostrum are 100% colostrum ( not colostrum whey or concentrates of milk whey). Whey
