Abstract
The concentration of micro minerals such as Cu, Co, Zn, Fe, Mn, Mo, Pb and vitamin C were determined in camel milk and compared with those of cow, goat and sheep milk. The average concentration (mg %) of Cu, Co, Zn, Fe, Mn, Mo, Pb and vitamin C were 0.156 +/- 0.21, 0.071 +/- 0.07, 0.071 +/- 0.07, 0.50 +/- 0.39 +/- 0.059 +/- 0.07, 0.070 +/- 0.1, 0.022 +/- 0.01 and 3.23 +/- 0.9, respectively in camel milk. Compared to cow milk, the mean values of vitamin C were higher in camel milk. The study showed that camel milk contains considerably less iron than cow milk while the content of Cu, Co, Zn was about the same level. Mn was found to be lower in comparison to cow, goat and sheep and the Mo and Pb content in camel milk were quite similar to other bovine milk.