The blazing sun causes sweat to drip from your brow as you gaze out past the hazy air, the pyramids resting like majestic beasts in the distance. The humped beast that you travel on is a reliable mode of transportation in the desert. But camels are not only used for transportation in the Sahara. Camel’s milk has been a staple food in the Middle Eastern, and is described as being creamy and salty. Moreover, this new milk trend or super food might become popular right here in the U.S.
In his farm in Asheville, N.C, Frank King has 23 camels, which include humped dromedary camels (like those that are found in Egypt) and double-humped Bactrians (found in Asia’s could mountain climate). King plans to cash in on the camel’s milk, charging $18 a pint to health conscious consumers.
Since camels can adapt to hot and cold temperatures, drinking their milk could have many healthy outcomes.
Studies have found that camel’s milk has not protein, is three times higher in vitamin C, and is 10 times higher in iron than cow’s milk. It also has higher levels of potassium, magnesium, copper, and zinc than the latter. Camel’s milk is has lower cholesterol than cow or goat milk, but it does contain more fat than cow’s milk.
Some Amish drink the milk because they believe that it can help children with autism and attention deficient disorders. The Amish already have their own camel dairies.
King hand milks the camels and is experimenting with pasteurization methods so that his farm can sell the super food across state lines (Read about unpasteurized milk in NY here). According to The Clarion-Ledger, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania farms have all began to adopt camel milking programs. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Texas, and Virginia will follow suit soon.
“Epigenetics suggest that we can actually change our genes by how we live,” the farmer stated. “Right now in modern society, we are like polar bears released into a Death Valley environment. When people connect with nature, they feel better, and wild is better.”
Would you drink camel’s milk? Let me know in the comments below!
I’d be willing to give it a taste!
So brave! lol I am not a milk drinker, but if they say it’s creamy, I might be up for a sample myself. =) Thanks for reading!
Wow, what an interesting post!! I love reading your posts! So informative!! XOXO!! Happy Monday!!
Thanks Kristin! I must have stopped by your blog twice is morning waiting to see if somehow I had missed your latest post! lol It was good to read about your weekend. Ugh, I have the bad case of Monday’s (probably because I am still tried from all the sun I got this weekend! =D)…but happy Monday to you too!!
Lived in the gulf with bedouin friends in my childhood. Let me tell you something, camel milk is worth trying. However I think it won’t be as fresh or as easy to come buy here in Holland 😦
Thanks so much for this comment! I was waited for someone to weight in about it who has actually tried it. Yea, I would only drink it if it is fresh!
You’re very welcome Lauren
What people will do for health!!! Its amazing!! The newest super food, get your camel milk!
Interesting. We don’t do a lot of dairy but when we do it’s goat milk. Sad there is no local raw source.
Thanks for reading! I have not tried goat milk, but know many people who love it. That is sad there is no local raw source! Local is always fresher and better.
Goat milk does not taste gamey like the cheese.
I will have to try it!
Interesting ! I lived in the middle east for many years and this was common practise but i miust admit i have necer tried yet !
Thanks for reading!
A pleasure to read ! Thank you !
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