Goats were the first animals to be domesticated. Through the centuries the benefits of goat milk did not remain unnoticed. As scientific methodologies became more established research into the field confirmed many of the well believed benefits. Even back then, people knew that breastfeeding was the best source of nutrition for infants; however, when breastfeeding …

During the early phase of life, infants have a need for human milk which naturally fulfils the specific needs for healthy growth and development. When an infant is breastfed, the digestive and immune system and the gut microbiota can mature in the most natural way.1 The major components of human milk The major components of …

The first 1000 days of an infant’s life refers to the period from conception until the child’s second birthday and is an important time for the growth and development of infants. This early phase of life consists of different developmental stages, in which the infant’s body matures and develops. This phase is not only characterized …

Goat milk has been proven to be a good base for infant formula. The natural composition of goat milk has been demonstrated to be closer to the composition of human milk than cow’s milk (i.e. bovine milk) with regard to a variety of aspects.1,2 Although goat milk more closely resembles human milk, goat milk still …

The early phase of life is a period of rapid growth and development. Minor digestive disturbances in both breastfed and formula-fed infants are often reported. These disturbances could be due to the maturation of the digestive and immune system as well as the development of the gut microbiota. Gastrointestinal symptoms were seen in 54% of …

The easy digestion of Kabrita goat milk formula

The digestibility of Kabrita is also influenced by the type of β β-casein present in goat milk that is used to produce the formula. There are different variants of β-casein, which are said to have certain health consequences. In human milk and mammalian milk, there are two major β-casein variants, namely the A1 β-casein and …

Another beneficial asset of goat milk based formula is the natural presence of oligosaccharides. Oligosaccharides are a type of carbohydrate formed when three to 10 simple sugars are linked together. Oligosaccharides can be found as fibre in plant foods. Since the digestive system cannot break these down, 90% of these oligosaccharides reach the colon intact. …

Another beneficial asset of Kabrita formula is the higher level of naturally occuring nucleotides compared to cow’s milk formula. With these higher naturally occuring nucleotide levels, Kabrita formula resembles human milk more closely than cow’s milk formula does. Nucleotides and their functionality Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA and are important for energy release …

In human milk, about 50% of the energy is supplied to infants as fat. However, fat is not only necessary as a source of energy, but has many more functions, such as developing the infant’s brain and vision, supporting the structure of the cells, maintaining the body temperature, and making hormones.1 The fat composition of …

The Kabrita formula contains galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), which is an oligosaccharide offering prebiotic effects to the infants.1 There is strong evidence that GOS is beneficial for infants: GOS has been shown to increase the number of bifidobacteria and to reduce the number of clostridium perfinges towards a more balanced gut microbiota composition.2 Moreover, GOS was shown …

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3-fatty acid and is a primary structural component of the human brain, skin, and eye.1 DHA is crucial during infancy, with the infant growing quickly and the brain developing strongly. DHA in the brain plays an important role in infants’ cognitive, social, emotional and behavioral development. Because infants cannot synthesize …