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Table 6 Fatty acid profile of cow, buffalo, goat and sheep milk

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

Fatty acid

Cow Milk

(g/100 g)

Buffalo Milk

(g/100 g)

Goat Milk

(g/100 g)

Sheep Milk

(g/100 g)

C4:0

3.5

3.90

2.46

4.06

C6:0

2.3

2.33

2.40

2.78

C8:0

1.2

2.41

2.53

3.13

C10:0

2.6

2.40

9.38

4.97

C12:0

2.7

3.09

4.45

3.35

C14:0

9.3

10.64

10.16

10.16

C16:0

25.9

28.02

24.20

23.11

C18:0

14.3

12.58

12.51

12.88

aC18:1

27.6

24.10

23.01

26.01

aC18:2

2.1

2.04

2.72

1.61

aC18:3

0.7

0.68

0.53

0.92

  1. aFatty acids have a great impact on oxidative stability of milk and dairy products
  2. Source of Data
  3. Cow Milk: [56]
  4. Buffalo Milk: [110]
  5. Goat Milk: [106]
  6. Sheep Milk: [111]