Abstract

A total of eight samples procured from a local market in Sana'a city were used for the analysis. The Al-hana, Hania, Al-Yemani , Balady , Baqary, Yamani , Baby Al-huna ,and Maray samples analyzed had range moisture, total solids, specific gravity, conductivity, viscosity, total protein , titratable acidity (lactic acid equivalent), lactose, Na, Ca, and Mg of (83.9 ±5.12 to 86.3 ±5.02 %), (12.43±1.23 to 15.81±1.53 %), (1.01±0.05 ) to (1.08±0.04), (6.45±1.36) to (8.90±1.93), (1.29±0.31) to (1.72±0.85), (2.99±0.89) % to (3.54±1.42), (0.91±0.17) % to (1.55±0.31) % , (3.34±1.32) to (4.55±1.35)%, (45±1.31) to (65±1.51), (499±32.3) to (670±82.1), and (143±15.6) to (233±10.5), respectively. These items were compared with reported nutritional quality of milk from various countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards. We found that all the physical and chemical features of commercially available milk in Sana'a city meet WHO’s requirements. Keywords. Milk, Physicochemical characteristics, Sana'a city, Yemen, WHO standards..

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