This animal’s milk is healthier alternative to traditional dairy, scientists say
This animal’s milk is healthier alternative to traditional dairy, scientists say
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Findings may lead to development of ‘nutrient-enriched’ dairy products. Camel milk may be a better alternative to traditional dairy from cows due to its antimicrobial and antiallergenic properties, a new study says. Researchers at the Edith Cowan University in Australia say camel milk has more naturally occurring active short protein molecules compared to cow milk.
![[Milking of camel on the outskirts of Hargeisa, Somaliland]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/08/GettyImages-1236592778.jpg)
Although scientists have known that camel milk can be less allergenic compared to bovine milk, the new study, published in Food Chemistry, confirms that it also has a higher potential to yield molecules with antimicrobial and anti-hypertensive properties.
![[Ali Abdi Elmi holds a cup filled with camel milk on the outskirts of the city of Hargeisa in Somaliland]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/08/GettyImages-1236592963.jpg)
These active compounds can selectively inhibit certain pathogens, researchers say. As a result, camel milk creates a healthy gut environment and likely helps decrease the risk of developing heart disease in future. The individual potency of these active molecules in camel milk needs further testing, however.
The study also confirms previous findings that camel milk lacks the major cow milk allergen β-lactoglobulin and, thus, provides dairy users who have a β-Lg allergy a viable alternative to cow milk. “The unique study of allergenic protein characterisation in camel and cow milk suggested camel milk’s potential to be less allergenic due to the absence of β-Lg,” the study notes.
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