Is it true that goats milk is naturally homogenized and the cream does not rise to the top as does cows milk?

BRY2K

It is true, the cream in goat's milk remains within the milk as it is naturally homogenized, unlike cow's milk where the cream rises to the top. Most cow milk purchased in the supermarket is homogenized however milk from goats is naturally homogenized. The cream always rises in cow milk however in goat milk the fat globules tend remain evenly suspended in solution. The fat globules in goat milk are also some 20% the size of cow milk and so are far more easily digested, Goat milk is ideal for those on restricted diets where fatty dairy foods are limited. http://www.boer-goats-farmstay-bed-breakfast.com/goat-milk.html http://www.ehow.com/how_5130693_use-goats-milk.html Oct 11 09, 11:00 AM

Baloo55th

F.Y.I. -- Goats' milk may well be naturally homogenized, but that doesn't make it pasteurised. Pasteurised milk "is heated to 71.7 °C (161 °F) for 15–20 seconds", and I can't see even the hottest goat reaching that (unless roasted...). Homogenisation is a different matter altogether. Milk that is pasteurised can still have the cream rise to the top. The milk delivered to Chez Baloo separates and needs inverting a couple of times before use to mix the cream back in. If you buy semi-skimmed (or even worse skimmed) milk, there is hardly any cream there anyway so the separation is hard to see. (Baloo won't buy semi- or skimmed.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization Oct 11 09, 11:57 AM

queproblema

This is basically true, but a speaker here last week was extolling the virtues of goat's milk and goat butter he said he enjoyed in Egypt. Qp the skeptic doubted this could be true; however, she discovered that a mechanical separator will extract enough cream from goat's milk to make butter. Another method is to let it stand and skim it manually on five consecutive days. If that milk hadn't been pasteurized, it would probably be near to souring by then, which wouldn't matter for butter but would for milk. Still, Qp has not actually seen this and is not yet a true believer. But she's leaning dangerously. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1978-07-01/Yes-You-Can-Make-Goat-Butter-Without-a-Separator.aspx Oct 11 09, 12:33 PM