Donkey milk has properties that make it a high-quality addition to a healthy diet. It's very nutritious and people who can't tolerate cow's milk can often drink it. It can't replace prescribed medicines but it may reduce certain symptoms like inflammation or uncontrolled blood sugar.
Nowadays donkey milk is largely used in the manufacture of soaps and moisturizers, but new evidence show its possible medical use, especially to treat, under the supervision of a doctor, infants and children with cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) and with appropriate precautions such as a natural "formula" for infants.
In the first study on the flavor of donkey milk [24], a sweet and pleasant taste, a milky aroma, and a sweet flavor were found. These results are due to some chemical properties of donkey milk: a high lactose content, low fat content and its composition [25].
Potential Side Effects Of Donkey Milk
Nevertheless, donkey milk is higher in lactose than ruminant milk. Because of this, it is not suitable for people with lactose intolerance, which is about 10 to 60% of the population (2).
According to the above discussion and arguments, in our opinion, domesticated donkey's milk is prohibited to be drunk for it is najis. This is different from wild donkeys where milk is halal because its meat is permissible to be eaten. May Allah SWT grant us all a clear understanding in religion. Amin.
In some cultures, it is considered a taboo to eat donkey meat, which could be attributed to the fact that donkeys are always around humans. In some European countries such as Italy, France, and Belgium, donkey meat is consumed as part of the traditional diet [51].
Because one donkey only produces around a litre of milk each day, donkey milk is considered a special commodity. According to various media reports, donkey's milk is being sold for Rs. 10,000 per liter in Maharashtra's Umarga town.
Donkey milk has properties that make it a high-quality addition to a healthy diet. It's very nutritious and people who can't tolerate cow's milk can often drink it. It can't replace prescribed medicines but it may reduce certain symptoms like inflammation or uncontrolled blood sugar.
Goat milk is an excellent source of protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and vitamin A. When you look at the nutritional qualities of goat milk, it is higher in fat and calories when compared to cow milk, and it also contains more protein, vitamins and minerals.
A litre of the animal's milk is being sold for a whopping Rs 7,000. The same quantity of milk from a cow or buffalo (even the purest) does not go beyond Rs 100 in town. To meet the demand for donkey milk, several farmers who are now rearing the animal visit Hyderabad frequently to sell the milk.
Dog milk is the breastmilk that has been extracted and harvested from a female dog. This milk is essential in the growth of a newborn puppy. It definitely should not be used for human baby consumption. One, that's disgusting, two it has inadequate nutrients for a human baby.
Donkey milk has essential fatty acids that work as powerful anti-ageing and healing agents. They reduce the appearance of fine lines on the skin and help regenerate damaged skin cells. Skin abrasions can also be healed from donkey skin, owing to its anti-bacterial properties.
Donkey milk powder reduces mucus secretion in lung tissues of OVA-induced asthmatic mice. MUC5AC, the major component of mucus in airway epithelium, is over-secreted when allergic asthma occurs, giving rise to the disorders of airway functions (Williams, Sharafkhaneh, Kim, Dickey, & Evans, 2006).
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The world's rarest and most expensive cheese, known as Pule, is made out of the milk of Balkan donkeys. And it is only produced at the Zasavica Special Nature Reserve in Serbia. These donkeys are endangered and are under special protection. The process of milking takes three months.
Pule cheese or magareći sir, is a Serbian cheese made from 60% Balkan donkey milk and 40% goat's milk.
Sheep milk is among the highest nutritious milk in the world currently. Camel and buffalo milk are the only kinds of milk that can be compared with its nutritional value. The solid content of sheep milk is twice that of cow's milk or goat milk, which is very suitable for making cheese.
Tammar Wallabies (Macropus eugenii)
Tammar wallabies, found in southern and western Australia, produce sugar-rich milk for their joeys. Their milk contains about 14 percent sugar, double the amount present in human milk and one of the highest levels among mammals.
With 60 percent fat, the milk of the hooded seal has the highest fat content of any milk-producing animal. But you're not likely to find hooded seal milk on your grocery store shelves. Cow, sheep and goat milk are the most common supermarket finds, and they range between 3.5 percent and 7.5 percent milk fat.
The organoleptic characteristics of donkey's milk are manifested in white color, rare consistency and sweet taste.
Donkey meat is prohibited according to one hadith.
Donkeys slaughtered and sold for meat in their old age often produce meat that is difficult to break down and digest. Despite this, due to its perceived health benefits, donkey meat has garnered global popularity, most notably in northern China.