Cow or buffalo milk: Who is better for health? Opinion of experts

West Champaran: The question often arises in the minds of people whether cow’s milk is better or buffalo for health. There has been a saying in rural areas for decades that by drinking buffalo milk, human intelligence also becomes thick like buffalo. Due to this saying, people often ignore buffalo milk. But do you know that buffalo milk is more nutritious and beneficial than cow’s milk. The question arises that when buffalo milk is so nutritious, then why are such proverbs prevail about it? The number of people drinking it is less. Animal scientists of West Champaran district have shared special information on this.

Buffalo milk is more nutritious
Dr. Ranjan, a senior scientist working in the indigenous cow dynasty conservation and promotion center in Madhopur, says that cow’s milk contains 83 to 85 percent water, while buffalo milk contains only 72 to 80 percent water. Similarly, the thickness of fat particles in cow’s milk is 2 to 3 micrometers, while buffalo milk contains up to 5 micrometer. This is the reason that the digestive system has to work more hard to digest buffalo milk.