Dairy
Zebu
Zebu milk comes from humped Bos indicus cattle and their crosses, dominant across South Asia, parts of Africa, and tropical Latin America. Composition varies by breed but often suits warm-climate dairying; flavour is milky-mild and familiar as “cow’s milk” in those markets. Many local cheeses and sweets start from zebu or zebu-cross milk. Treat like other cattle milk for cooking—pasteurise standards apply, fat levels vary. Label as zebu when breed-specific dairy is marketed; otherwise it may simply appear as cow’s milk in tropical trade.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 10.2 g
- Saturated Fat 5.74 g
- Trans Fat 0.3 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.29 g
- Cholesterol 28.6 mg
- Sodium 82.2 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 5.15 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 5.1 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 8.29 g
- Water 70.4 g
- Energy 148 kcal
- Water 70.4 g
- Carbohydrates 5.15 g
- Sugars 5.1 g
- Protein 8.29 g
- Fat 10.2 g
- Saturated Fat 5.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.29 g
- Omega-3 0.03 g
- Trans Fat 0.3 g
- Vitamins 31.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.11 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 492 mg
- Major Minerals 490 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 28.6 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.05 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.23 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.11 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.45 · vitamin-b6: 0.06 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.8 · vitamin-d: 0.5 · vitamin-e: 0.11 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Zebu of Milk: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Zebu cattle domestication in South Asia supplied milk to early farming communities.
Tropical dairy industries standardised zebu and crossbred milk for urban markets.