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Animal Milk

Animal milk is a liquid dairy ingredient consumed as a beverage and used in cooking and baking.

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About Animal Milk

Animal milk is the liquid secretion collected from a lactating domesticated or otherwise food-producing animal and used as a beverage or ingredient. It is used in drinking, sauces, soups, custards, baked goods, doughs, desserts, beverages, and cultured dairy products.

It is typically opaque and white to cream-coloured, with a fluid texture and a mild sweet, creamy, or species-specific flavour. Composition and sensory character vary with the animal source, breed, feed, handling, and whether the milk is fresh, fermented, homogenized, or otherwise processed.

The term can refer to milk from several species, so it does not by itself identify cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, camel, or another source. Pasteurization, homogenization, fermentation, concentration, and fat separation create distinct products; these changes can alter appearance, thickness, and texture. Added cultures or ingredients may further change the finished form.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for animal milk

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English

Animal Milk

English

animal milk (raw)

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Animal Milk nutrition & diet

Animal Milk nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Milk, fresh, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
50kcal
Protein
3.5g
Carbs
5.2g
Fat
1.6g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Species and processing must be recorded before comparing entries: whole liquid milk, reduced-fat milk, powdered milk, fermented milk, and evaporated milk differ in concentration and preparation. Match the serving as consumed, including whether water, sweeteners, flavorings, or other ingredients were added.

Compare the right form: Match the animal species and exact form: fresh liquid, pasteurized, fermented, powdered, evaporated, or reconstituted milk.

Diet considerations

Animal milk is dairy from a mammal when the source is identified. It is generally excluded from strictly plant-only patterns, while compatibility with other diets depends on species, processing, and recipe. Flavored drinks, cultured products, baked foods, and milk powders may add sugar, cereals, gums, or other ingredients.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
Permitted by the lacto-ovo vegetarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
Permitted by the pescatarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.4.2.0_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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