Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences http://www.jebas.org ISSN No. 2320 – 8694 Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, February - 2023; Volume – 11(1) page 1 – 15 Beneficial impacts of goat milk on the nutritional status and general well-being of human beings: Anecdotal evidence Nelson Navamniraj K 1 , Sivasabari K 2 , Ankitha Indu J 2† , Deepika Krishnan 2† , Anjali M R 2† , Akhil P R 2† , Pran M 3 , Firzan Nainu 4 , Praveen S V 5 , Prachi Singh 6 , Hitesh Chopra 7 , Sandip Chakraborty 8 , Abhijit Dey 9 , Kuldeep Dhama 10* , Deepak Chandran 2* 1 Seed Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 2 Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 642109 3 School of Agricultural Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore 641114, India 4 Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia 5 Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Bangalore, Department of Analytics, Hosur Rd, Phase 2, Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100, India 6 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh- 281001, India 7 Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab – 140401, India 8 Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.K. Nagar, West Tripura, Tripura, Pin-799008, India 9 Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal, India 10 Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India – 243122 † Authors contributed equally Received – January 01, 2023; Revision – February 15, 2023; Accepted – February 24, 2023 Available Online – February 28, 2023 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2023.11(1).1.15 ABSTRACT Goats provide an essential food supply in the form of milk and meat. Goat milk has distinct qualities, but it shares many similarities with human and bovine milk regarding its nutritional and therapeutic benefits. Because of their different compositions, goat and cow milk products could have different tastes, nutrients, and medicinal effects. Modification in composition aid of goat milk determining the viability of goat milk processing methods. Comparatively, goat's milk has higher calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus levels than cow's or human milk but lower vitamin D, B12, and folate levels. Goat milk is safe and healthy for infants, the old, and healing ailments. Capric, caprylic, and capric acid are three fatty acids that have shown promise as potential treatments for various medical issues. Considering the benefits and drawbacks of goat milk over cow milk is essential; goat milk is more digestible, has unique alkalinity, * Corresponding author KEYWORDS Goat milk Nutritional value Therapeutic properties Fat profile Protein E-mail: c_deepak@cb.amrita.edu (Deepak Chandran); kdhama@rediffmail.com (Kuldeep Dhama) Peer review under responsibility of Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences. All the articles published by Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Based on a work at www.jebas.org. Production and Hosting by Horizon Publisher India [HPI] (http://www.horizonpublisherindia.in/). All rights reserved.