Question

True about cow’s milk are all except:

(a) Cow’s milk contains 80% whey protein not casein

(b) Cow milk has less carbohydrate than mother’s milk

(c) Has more K+ and Na+ than infant formula feeds

(d) Has more protein than breast milk

This question was posed to me in class test.

My query is from Composition of Cow Milk in chapter Chemistry of Milk of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Cow’s milk contains 80% whey protein not casein

Easy explanation: Cow milk has less carbohydrate than mother’s milk; cow milk has more K+ and Na+ than infant formula feeds and cow milk has more protein than breast milk are all false.