Milk ingredients

The composition of milk varies from one animal species to another,
as well as depending on the season and, of course, the subsequent milk processing. As a rough guide, fresh raw milk typically contains the following components:

Cow:
86.9% water
, 4.2% fat
, 3.4% protein
, 4.8% lactose
, 0.7% ash

; Goat:
87.1% water
, 4.1% fat
, 3.4% protein
, 4.6% lactose
, 0.8% ash

; Sheep:
81.6% water
, 7.1% fat
, 5.8% protein
, 4.6% lactose
, 0.9% ash

; Buffalo:
82.8% water
, 7.4% fat
, 3.8% protein
, 4.8% lactose
, 0.8% ash.