Challenges of Camel Milk as Superfood and Health Booster: A Review

Abstract

Recent studies revealed that camel milk is a superfood and remedy for many chronic diseases. It has unique nutritional and medicinal properties. Scientists reported that camel milk is not only the best food but as well as a medicine for many human ailments, folk medicine, remedy for skin diseases, diabetes, autism, diarrhea, etc. Camel milk has proved to be health benefits and best chosen for children, whose infected with food allergies and gastrointestinal diseases as it is close to human milk. There are about 35 million head of camel distributed among 47 countries. Camel milk has got impetus in the country as our dromedaries are the highest milkers in the world. So there is a need for the milk properties to be appreciated and for insight into camel milk quality and wholesomeness. This chapter reviews the medicinal properties and unique nutritional values of camel milk to be a super food for the community in deserts and mountain areas, where there are no other types of food available. This will inform food scientists to proceed in the right direction and livestock keepers to keep watch over the camel population and production because camel milk is the challenge of food security in context of climate change.