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Table 3 Amino acids profile of cow, buffalo, sheep and goat milk

From: Antioxidant properties of Milk and dairy products: a comprehensive review of the current knowledge

Amino Acid (g/100 g)

Cow Milk

Goat Milk

Buffalo Milk

Sheep Milk

Aspartic acid

7.8

7.4

7.13

6.5

Threonine

4.5

5.7

5.714

4.4

Serine

4.8

5.2

4.65

3.4

aGlutamic acid

23.2

19.3

21.4

14.5

Proline

9.6

14.6

12.0

16.2

aCystine

0.6

0.6

0.586

0.9

Glycine

1.8

2.1

1.93

3.5

Alanine

3.0

3.6

3.03

2.4

aValine

4.8

5.7

6.760

6.4

aMethionine

1.8

3.5

0.928

2.7

aIsoleucine

4.2

7.1

5.714

4.6

aLeucine

8.7

8.2

9.792

9.9

aTyrosine

4.5

4.8

3.858

3.8

Phenylalanine

4.8

6.0

4.713

4.3

aHistidine

3.0

5.0

2.73

6.7

Lysine

8.1

8.2

7.497

7.8

  1. aAmino acid has antioxidant activity in milk and dairy products
  2. Source of Data
  3. Cow Milk: [106]
  4. Goat Milk: [107]
  5. Buffalo Milk: [108]
  6. Sheep Milk: [107]