The composition of horse milk

Horse milk is the milk type that is closest in composition to human milk.

Horse milk resembles the albumin, milk sugar (=lactose), mineral and micronutritient composition of mother’s milk. Iron and vitamin C contents are higher in horse milk.

• Fat
  
  Horse milk is just 1.3 % fat and most of the essential fatty acids are polyunsaturated. This definitely adds to the biological value of horse milk – and of horse milk cosmetics.
  
  
• Carbohydrates
  
  The lactose carbohydrate content in horse milk amounts to 6.3 per cent, which makes horse milk an excellent energy booster.
  
  
• Albumin
  
  Horse milk contains an average 2.2 % of albumin. It is very high in special albumins, such as fat-, albumin- and sugar-fermentation albumins (enzymes), which are important for the biochemical regulation of all our metabolic processes.
  
  
• Vitamins and trace elements
  
  Horse milk contains many vitamins A-B1-B2-B6-B12-B13-C-D-E and K and the IGA and lysozyme immunity substances.
  
  Horse milk has a sweet taste.

Comparison of the composition of other milk types: