Question

fat and protein content of five types of milk, by animal source
milk cow goat sheep camel buffalo
fat (g/100 ml) 3.6 4.5 6.5 3.5 6.9
protein (g/100 ml) 3.3 3.6 5.5 3.5 3.8
for a school project, a nutrition student needs to recommend an alternative animal milk that is similar to cow milk in terms of protein and fat composition. based on a nutritional analysis of the four most widely consumed animal milks after cow milk, the student has decided to recommend ______
which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the text?
choose 1 answer:
a sheep milk
b buffalo milk
c goat milk
d camel milk

Explanation:

To find the milk similar to cow milk in protein and fat composition, calculate the absolute differences.
For fat:

• Cow milk fat is \(3.6\ g/100ml\).
• Goat: \(|4.5 - 3.6|=0.9\)
• Sheep: \(|6.5 - 3.6| = 2.9\)
• Camel: \(|3.5 - 3.6|=0.1\)
• Buffalo: \(|6.9 - 3.6|=3.3\)

For protein:

• Cow milk protein is \(3.3\ g/100ml\).
• Goat: \(|3.6 - 3.3| = 0.3\)
• Sheep: \(|5.5 - 3.3|=2.2\)
• Camel: \(|3.5 - 3.3|=0.2\)
• Buffalo: \(|3.8 - 3.3|=0.5\)

Camel milk has the smallest combined differences (\(0.1+0.2 = 0.3\)) compared to goat (\(0.9 + 0.3=1.2\)), sheep (\(2.9+2.2 = 5.1\)), and buffalo (\(3.3+0.5=3.8\)).

Answer:

D. camel milk