Stay Healthy Drink Fresh Pasteurized Goat’s Milk
Goat’s milk is the next best thing to hit the beverage health drink market in the Philippines. Goats’ milk is the closest to mother’s milk. It is a good natural food and is rich in vitamin A, Calcium and it is full of essential vitamins and minerals necessary for a healthy and balanced diet.
Results from the Milk Star goats’ milk survey (the questionnaire we give out to all during milk tasting , free give away of Milk Star fresh goat’s milk and our regular buyers), indicate that more than 70% of the consumers receive health benefits when they switch to goats’ milk.
The most common reported benefits are improved digestion (such as irritable bowel, bloatedness), reduced catarrh (blocked or runny nose), reduced eczema (particularly in young children) and even help with asthma symptoms.
Awareness of dairy intolerance is on the increase. If you have problems digesting cows’ milk it may be because your body is reacting to the proteins in the milk. The proteins in goats’ milk are different and has finer fat globules and form a softer curd in the stomach. A lot of people can tolerate goat's milk much better than cow's.
The beneficial health qualities of goat's milk have the support of recognised experts.
A. J. Frew is Professor of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the UK. He endorses goats' milk products in the following way:
"Many people experience considerable improvements in conditions such as asthma, eczema and digestive problems when they replace cows' milk with goats' milk."
And on alternatives to cows' milk:
"...the majority of people who are intolerant of cows' milk have problems because they have trouble digesting cows' milk. This group of patients can usually digest goats' milk much better than cows' milk and the nutritional profile of goats' milk is greatly superior to soya and other possible alternatives.
Ouestions Asked about Milk Star Goat’s Milk
1. Can Milk Star goat's milk be used in the same way as cow's milk?
Yes it can, with the added advantage for 50% of those who are lactose intolerant will be tolerant to goat’s milk. All of our goat’s milk is pasteurized
2. How does the nutritional value of Milk Star goat's milk compare to cow's milk??
Nutritionally, the two milks are quite similar. There is less folic acid in goat's milk than cow's milk. Pregnant mothers need folic acid . Because milk is a fresh product, nutritional values are liable to vary for reasons of seasonality, type of herd, time of milking. All milk, including goat's milk, is an excellent source of calcium. Approx 3 glasses (750ml) can provide the recommended daily allowance for an adult.
3. Can young children drink Milk Star goat's milk?
Yes. Milk Star fresh pasteurized goat's milk is excellent for young children. Introduce into a diet just as you would cow's milk. Whole milk is best for young children because they need the energy from higher fat content of whole milk.
4. Why do some people tolerate goat's milk when I cannot tolerate cow's milk?
Research has indicated that it has much to do with the protein structure in the milks. They are called caseins and the absence of aplha-s1 casein and a higher proportion of beta-casein in goat's milk means that the casein profile of goats' milk is closer to human milk than that of cow's milk. These proteins form a softer curd in the stomach and the fat particles are also smaller, which is a great aid to digestion for many who cannot tolerate cow's milk.
5. Are you organic?
We use only composted grass, legumes and manures as our organic fertilizer. Organic principles are applied in our farming operations and have converted our land to organic status. Forage grass and legumes grown on this land, such as napier grass, centrosema, indigofera rensonii,leucania are used as feed for the goats.
However, the conditions required to achieve organic status for goats would not be in the best interests of their health. Goats do not like wet damp and hot conditions and we keep our goats in elevated and enclosed insulated housing that keep them cool and dry from the wet and humid weather in the Philippines. They are housed on clean elevated plastic slotted floorings. They are pampered like queens and fed a well-balanced diet designed to keep the goats in best of health to able to produce a good tasting and quality milk.
6. What do you feed your goats at Alaminos Goat Farm?
Our goats are fed a nutritionally balanced diet based on corn, copra meal, rice bran, molasses and organic napier grass, centrosema, indigofera, rensonii and leucania that we grow on the farm . This feed is supplemented with vitamins and minerals. We do not give any animal protein except fresh goat’s milk and cow’s milk powder replacer for our kids. Composted manure from the goats are spread on the field to fertilize the forage grass and legumes.
No hormones are used to increase milk yield. Goats on the milking line are never given any antibiotics. Our experience in goat farming and passion to produce high quality milk from healthy, well managed and pampered goats has enabled us to produce goats' milk in the best way, both for the consumers and our goats.
Saanen Dairy Goats were bred to be affectionate and intelligent animals. They could be a good pet for children .We have a genuine interest and love of our dairy goats. When you visit our farm you will see the closeness our workers have developed with our goats. The animal's character which is evident in their attitude and relationship with our workers.
7. Is goat's milk good for you?
The number one reason why people drink goat’s milk is because of health reasons. The number one factor they realize when they drink goat’s milk is that it helps in digestion.The fine fat globules of goat’s milk sweeten’s the intestinal tract and it helps people who are constipated. It takes goat milk only twenty minutes to one hour to be digested while cow’s milk takes two to three three hours to be digested. Many people choose goat's milk simply because they love the taste. Others do so because they have an intolerance to cow's milk. Many of them tell us that they have derived health benefits by switching to goat's milk. Most common problems include digestive disorders such as bloatedness, irritable bowel, and catarrh, chestiness, eczema and even asthma.
8. Why is goat's milk so white?
Goats convert the carotene in grass into Vitamin A. It's carotene that gives cow's milk the yellow creamy color. Goat's milk has a high Vitamin A content.
9. Why is goats' milk so digestible?
Goat's milk is digested in 20 minutes to 1 hour compared with 2 - 3 hours for cows milk. Goat's milk is naturally homogenized and has much smaller and finer fat globules.Goat milk has the tendency to sweeten the intestinal track that is why it helps in digestion, the number one health benefit of goat's milk.
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