Capricare 1 infant milk based on whole goat milk from 0-6 months \ \ the 1st milk for infants from birth based on whole goat milk. \ \ powdered milk for the complete nutritional coverage of infants from birth to 6 months. \ \ compliant with the European guidelines for infant milk and the only one clinically evaluated by the \ \ European Food Organization. \ \ \ manufactured by the world's leading company in the research, development and production of infant milk from whole goat milk, Dairy Goat Co-operative (DGC) of New Zealand. \ \ DGC's unique and vertically integrated production process (breeding - milking - milk powder production - packaging materials manufacturing - encapsulation - release) ensures the maximum benefits from the natural properties of whole goat milk in the final product. \ \ \ whole milk is the main ingredient of capricare® infant formula \ goat milk is a source of proteins, fatty acids and a range of other essential nutrients. \ a key difference between goat and cow milk is the proteins and fats. \ \ \ another difference is the lactation process: goat milk is secreted mainly by a process called “apocrine” and cow milk is secreted exclusively by a process called “merocrine”. \ \ digestion \ \ capricare® infant formula based on whole goat milk is prepared with the natural proteins of whole goat milk which have the property of forming a porous gel in the baby’s stomach. \ \ proteins \ \ milk contains caseins and whey proteins. There are 4 caseins: αs1-casein, αs2-casein, β-casein and κ-casein, as well as 2 main whey proteins: β-lactoglobulin and α-lactalbumin. \ \ \ Goat milk usually contains much less αs1-casein and more β-casein than cow’s milk. \ Not all goat milk is the same. Goats of different breeds and with different genes produce very high levels of αs1-casein similar to those of cows. \ Farmers who supply goat milk for CapriCare® infant formulas select goats based on the low levels of αs1-casein in their milk. \ \ \ fats \ \ \ fats in milk are made up of about 30 different fatty acids. \ goat's milk contains twice as much medium-chain fatty acids (caproic acid c6:0, caprylic acid c8:0 and capric acid c10:0) as cow's milk. \ medium-chain fatty acids (MCTs) are more easily digested than longer-chain saturated fatty acids. \ \ \ milk secretion process \ \ when milk is produced in the mammary gland of the breast, it forms tiny droplets within the cells. \ \ milk droplets containing proteins are released from the mammary alveoli in two ways: \ \ \ merocrine secretion, where the milk droplets fuse with the cell membrane to release their contents without losing other components of the cell. \ apocrine secretion, where microdroplets of milk are secreted from the cells along with some of the cell contents. \ \ \ goat milk is secreted mainly by the apocrine secretory process, while cow milk is secreted mainly by the merocrine secretory process. breast milk is secreted mainly by the apocrine secretory process \