Guest guest Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Interesting, Mike. I'd read before about goat milk being naturally homogenous because of smaller fat molecules, but this greater detail makes it easier to remember why goat milk isn't homogenized. Thanks, Jeanmarie On Aug 12, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Mike wrote: > wrote: > > What's good about goat's milk is that it is naturally homogenized > making the > > proteins far easier to digest. It only takes the body 20 minutes > to fully > > metabolize the goats milk. > > I remember we had a discussion about the terminology " homogenized " for > goat milk a few years ago. It's more accurate to say " homogenous " > because " homogenized " refers to a form of human processing to make > something homogenous. The process of homogenization involves > splitting up large fat molecules into smaller parts. Goat milk isn't > homogenous because large fats have been split up; it's homogenous > because the fats are generally small in the first place. > > The fact that goat milk is naturally homogenous has nothing at all to > do with the digestibility of protein. The homogeneity is due to fat > molecules being small enough to stay in the liquid instead of > separating. Goat milk is not totally homogenous either, because there > is a range of sizes of fat molecules in all milks. Goat milk has some > larger fat molecules that will settle into a cream layer on top just > like cow milk, but it's a much smaller percentage of the fat > molecules. Likewise, cow milk has some small fat molecules that don't > settle into the cream layer on top. All of this is about the fat > component of the milk, not protein. If goat milk proteins are easier > to digest (and I assume the common belief is true), then it's for some > other reason that has nothing to do with fat. As I understand it > (without any real evidence, just plausible hearsay), the protein > molecules are smaller, which makes them easier to digest. > > I know raw milk, eggs, and meat digest very quickly, but do you have > any source of evidence for the claim about 20 minutes? I can believe > it, but I'd like to know for sure. > > Thanks! > -Mike > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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