Meyenberg Powdered Goat milk provides a convenient, easy-to-digest, cow and/or soy-milk alternative for sensitive individuals. While not low in calories, this milk provides carbohydrates and fat, as well as vitamins and minerals essential for healthy growth. Nationally WIC approved and kosher, Meyenberg Powdered Goal Milk may be used as a breast-milk supplement, with your doctor's approval.
Calories
Meyenberg Goat Milk contains 145 calories for every 8-oz. serving, when made according to the label's directions. To make 1 qt. of whole milk, add water to 4 oz. of Meyenberg Powdered Goat Milk to yield a total volume of 1 qt. The 12-oz. package of Meyenberg Goat Milk provides enough powder to make 3 qt. of the milk.
Fat
Of the 145 calories per 8-oz. serving of this milk, 70 calories come from fat. The total fat content equals 7.8 g per 8-oz. serving. Saturated fat makes up about 60 percent of the total fat, or about 24 percent of the daily recommended limit for adults and children 4 years of age or older per 8-oz. serving. Saturated fat can raise your total cholesterol levels by increasing the levels of your LDL or "bad" cholesterol. Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats account for about 40 percent of the total fat. These fats help decrease your total cholesterol levels, according to the MayoClinic.com. Compared to cow's milk, goat milk contains a higher proportion of short-chain and medium-chain fatty acids, as well as smaller-size fat globules, a combination that makes goat milk easier to digest than cow's milk.
Carbohydrates
Meyenberg Powdered Goat Milk contains about 11 g carbohydrates per 8-oz. serving. These carbohydrates come from natural sugar in the milk. Although goat milk contains the milk sugar lactose, many people with lactose intolerance can drink goat milk with few, if any, side effects. One theory reported by Dynamic Chiropractic in 2010 indicates that your body absorbs goat's milk more completely and easily than cow's milk, leaving less undigested residue behind to ferment and cause the bloating and gassy symptoms associated with lactose intolerance.
Protein
Meyenberg Powdered, Instant Goat Milk contains about 8 g of protein per 8-oz. serving. About one in 10 people are allergic to a major protein found in cow's milk called alpha S1 casein protein. The symptoms of this allergy mimic lactose intolerance. Meyenberg Powdered, Instant Goat Milk, as well as all goat and human milk, lack alpha S1 casein protein, making goat milk more tolerable for people allergic to the alpha S1 casein protein.
Vitamins/Minerals
Manufacturers of Meyenberg Powdered Goat Milk supplement their milk with both Vitamin D and folic acid. Vitamin D helps you absorb calcium. Folic acid helps your body make red blood cells. In addition, each 8-oz. serving provides 30 percent of the average person's daily recommended amount of calcium, 6 percent of the recommended amount of vitamin A, and more potassium per serving than cow's milk.
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