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Buffalo milk

Buffalo milk is rich dairy milk used for drinking and making cheeses, yogurt, and other dairy products.

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About Buffalo milk

Buffalo milk is the whole milk produced by female domestic water buffalo. It is consumed as a beverage and used for yogurt, cultured dairy, custards, sauces, butter, cream, cheese, fermented products, and milk powder. Fresh milk may be sold raw where permitted or pasteurized for ordinary retail use.

It is opaque white, with a full, creamy body and mild dairy flavour. Its richness, sweetness, and thickness vary with buffalo type, feed, season, handling, and processing. Fermentation adds acidity, while concentration or drying produces a thicker, more concentrated product than fresh liquid milk.

It may appear as fresh liquid milk or as a fermented, concentrated, dried, or otherwise processed food. Heating can thicken or alter its flavour; fermentation changes its acidity and texture; churning separates butterfat; and cheesemaking separates curds from whey. These forms behave differently in cooking and eating.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for buffalo milk

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English

Buffalo milk

English

buffalo milk (raw)

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English

Lait de bufflesse, entier

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Buffalo milk nutrition & diet

Buffalo milk nutritional value

Milk, indian buffalo, fluid

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
97kcal
Protein
3.8g
Carbs
5.2g
Fat
6.9g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Confirm whether buffalo means domestic water buffalo and use the exact milk form: fresh, fermented, powdered, standardized, or made into another product. Processing, dilution, fat adjustment, and serving with cereal, sweeteners, or flavorings should be separated from the milk reference.

Compare the right form: Match references to milk from the identified buffalo species, specifying whole or adjusted form, fresh or processed state, and edible serving.

Diet considerations

Buffalo milk is animal-derived dairy when the species and product identity are confirmed. Fermentation, drying, cheese-making, added sugar, cereal ingredients, or plant beverages sold in similar formats change compatibility. A plain milk portion differs from yogurt, cheese, dessert, or a cereal-based preparation.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Milk, indian buffalo, fluid ↗. 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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