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Camel Milk

Camel milk is milk from camels consumed as a beverage and used in some dairy preparations.

Camel Milk — illustrative ingredient image

About Camel Milk

Camel milk is the milk produced by female camels and consumed as a liquid dairy food. It is used as a beverage and in some dairy preparations. It is an opaque white liquid whose flavour may be mildly sweet, salty, or distinctive depending on the camel, feed, handling, and freshness.

Its texture is generally fluid when fresh or pasteurized. Fermentation can make it thicker or give it a separated or cultured consistency, while drying and reconstitution produce a different form. These changes limit any single description of flavour or mouthfeel.

Camel milk may be sold fresh or pasteurized, and may also be fermented, dried into powder, or incorporated into other dairy preparations. It is served chilled or at ambient temperature, while processing changes its appearance, thickness, separation, and handling.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

camel milk

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Camel Milk nutrition & diet

Camel Milk nutritional value

Reference: Milk, camel, fresh

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

Calories
58kcal
Protein
3.0g
Carbs
2.4g
Fat
4.0g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the same camel-milk form and serving context: fresh, fermented, powdered, UHT, or otherwise processed. Water removal, fermentation, flavoring, and added sugar change the food being evaluated, while a dairy preparation may include other milks, cultures, thickeners, or sweeteners.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to camel milk as fresh, fermented, powdered, UHT, or another specified form, excluding or including additions consistently.

Diet considerations

Camel milk is animal-derived dairy. Plain milk differs from fermented drinks, powders, flavored beverages, and desserts that may contain cultures, sugar, cereal ingredients, thickeners, or other milk. Compatibility also depends on whether a product is pure camel milk or a blended dairy formulation.

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: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019) — 10_018 ↗. 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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