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Goat's milk is closer to mother's milk than any other food. It is a complete protein that contains every essential amino acid. Yet it contains significantly less fat than cow's
milk.
Goat milk is easy to digest, even for babies, and almost half of all people who are lactose intolerant are able to drink goat's milk.
Goat milk fat consists of 35 percent medium chain fatty acids which aid in digestion, compared with 17 percent found in cow milk.
Three different medium chain fatty acids found in goat milk are thought to have health benefits for people with certain types of diseases, especially diseases involving metabolism. Some of these conditions include cystic fibrosis, gallstones, heart disease, and various digestive problems.
Goat's milk contains less of the enzyme xanthine oxidase than cow's milk. When this enzyme enters the bloodstream, it can create scar tissue on the heart. This, in turn, causes the body to produce cholesterol for protection. This can be a precursor to arteriosclerosis.
Goat milk contains more vitamin A than cow milk. Cow milk's vitamin A content is partially consistent of carotenoids, which must be turned into vitamin A by the body. All of the vitamin A found in goat milk is pre-formed. This is an advantage to people with health conditions which prevent their bodies from being able to form vitamin A from carotenoids.
Goat's milk also contains more riboflavin than cow's milk.
A cup of goat's milk has almost 33 percent of the recommended daily allowance for calcium, compared to almost 30 percent of the recommended daily allowance for calcium in a cup of cow's milk.
A cup of goat milk also supplies more protein than a cup of cow milk, almost nine grams of protein compared to about eight grams of protein in cow milk.
Whey contains high quality protein, minerals (e.g., calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc), vitamins, and contains very little lactose and fat.
Whey protein is of high biological value compared to most other proteins; has a high content of sulfur-containing amino acids important for the biosynthesis of glutathione, a tripeptide with antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and immune stimulating properties; and is the highest natural source of branched chain amino acids which may stimulate muscle protein synthesis.
Whey protein consists of several different proteins, including beta-lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin, immunoglobulins, serum albumin, lactoferrin, and lactoperoxidase, as well as glycomacropeptide, a casein-derived protein in cheese whey.
Because of high transportation costs and susceptibility to deterioration during storage, fresh liquid whey is rarely available which is why you often find the concentrated powder form in health foods, or as as a value-added supplement.
Terk's Acres Real Whey, is made from horomone-free, antibiotic-free, fresh nutritious goat milk and is available weekly at the Old City Farmer's Market in St. Augustine.
Our French Alpines roam and forage happily throughout our 19 acres along Six Mile creek in St Augustine, FL.
Terk's Acres Goat Milk Soap
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Made from fresh, RAW, hormone-free, antibiotic-free goat
milk from happy, pasture fed Florida Alpine Dairy Goats.
Half gallon $8
Gallon $16
Terk's Acres Fresh Raw Goat Milk
$10 per gallon
$6 per half gallon
Terk's Acres Farm Fresh Goat Milk Yogurt
Nutritious, creamy and only
$5 quart
Sharon TerKeurst's Creme Chevre
Our tangy spreadable Creme Chevre is produced, packaged and distributed straight from the farm and sold in both plain and herbed varieties.
12oz Terk's Farm Fresh Chevre $8
Terk's Acres Saint Augustine Chevre
Slice, crumble, toss in a salad, use in baking or just let your pet enjoy it alone.
Sold in several popular varieties:
Minorcan Spice - Rosemary Garlic - Roasted Red Pepper - Plain
$6 for a 5oz portion
Fresh Basil & Garlic Salad Cheese
Fresh basil, garlic and olive oil blanket this delicious low salt mild feta
12 oz for $7
*products are for pet consumption only
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